article paywalls should have a 'read just this post for $5' option.
i would often happily pay a premium to unlock just one post as opposed to subscribing for a month because unsubscribing is a pain in the ***
the divergence between money supply increases and wage increases is so stark that for the average salary in the 90s(26k) to equate to today’s wages you’d have to get paid ~$225,000(measured in gold). A 3.45x increase over today’s actual average(65k).
Notgeld (emergency money) printed in the city of Spayer in 2023.
Notgeld was issued by municipalities and companies when the Reichsbank couldn’t print money fast enough during hyperinflation.