15 sats \ 3 replies \ @orthwyrm 1 Jul 2023 \ parent \ on: Daily discussion thread
That's interesting. I kinda figured the Germans would be more dialed into this sorta stuff given what happened during the Weimar Republic.
Here in the UK I'm not sure many get it either.
Hi. There is still this myth of the experience of hyperinflation during the Weimar Republic circulating in the Feuilletons. But believe me: literally nobody (except of highly educated 1%) has any clue of what You're talking about. They are running blind into the next desaster. Germans are cash savers
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Really! They don't even teach about it in school?
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Maybe it's part of history class for the 16 years old. But You how it is today: You forget this stuff faster than You can fill it in the little brains. Family in general is a total fallout. The total welfare state kills the spirit of ambition and education
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