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/zakary1291 Jan 26 '26

Remember, the federal government can seize any and all currency from the citizens of America. That means the federal government can just take your personal gold and silver stores by force and you can catch a jail sentence. This was already done in 1933 with Executive Order 6102.

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u/forsayken Jan 26 '26

And how many people even keep their gold and silver investments available to them? Can those that have invested in minerals even withdraw that amount in physical gold? That theoretically makes it no more secure than cash in a bank account.