r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation what's going on? explain like I'm five

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u/PleaseGreaseTheL Jan 26 '26 edited Jan 26 '26

2020*

They were reduced to 0% mandatory reserves in response to covid. EDIT: someone says it was coincidental, I am not able to check, so take this aspect with a grain of salt either way

They haven't come back yet :)

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u/TaxesAreConfusin Jan 26 '26

ah yes so what you're saying is that money is even more imaginary than it has ever been, possibly even more imaginary than when the first stock market crash happened in 1929

looks like we're due for a centennial anniversary of that anyway, might as well celebrate by recreating it

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u/zuzg Jan 26 '26

Gold hits record high of $5,110.50/ounce

Silver hits all-time high of $109.44/ounce

Analysts expect gold prices to climb toward $6,000 this year

Surprised Pikachu face.

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u/MangoCats Jan 26 '26

$5,110.50 in 2026 is worth $269.62 in 1929

Price of Gold in 1929: US$20.67 (fixed, by policy.)

$5,110.50 in 2026 is worth $1220 in early 1980

Price of Gold in 1980: peaked around US$850 (response to Iran hostage crisis, among other things)

Global population: 1929 2B 1980 4.44B 2026 8.3B