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Yes, and this is exactly what Jeff Booth explains in this podcast way better that I ever could:

How Inflation Is Stealing Your Wealth | Jeff Booth | Pomp Podcast #572 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuCqFjU9Wi4

This is presented in a conspiratorial manner. "Who wants their money to be worth less?" "Governments don't want you to know..."

It's very simple. 100 euros in your hand right now is worth more than a possible/probable 100 euros in your hand next week. And Jeff Booth is arguing that we are trapped in a mental prison because we agree with this obvious fact.

Inflation is a different problem: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but if you have a bird in your hand you are better off trading it for a table because somehow a table in the hand depreciates less than a bird?

I mean, yes? Are we explaining investing from first principles?

I think the argument is that we are discussing the difference between the:

A) time value of money

B) inflationary aspects of fiat currency vs hard currency

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