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ceejayozyesterday at 4:34 PM1 replyview on HN

Yeah, except the money you made is now worthless.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwean_one_hundred_trillio...


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simianwordsyesterday at 5:19 PM

That’s not what would happen if he shorts it. It would be like 2008 recession where people did make money.

In fact shorting is the moral thing to do now because it nudges towards bankruptcy faster