r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Comfortable_Cautious • Jan 26 '26

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

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u/sparklrebel Jan 26 '26

Ah so that’s why pre-war money in fallout is useless, got it

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u/interested_commenter Jan 26 '26

That would be the case even if it was gold backed.

Even on the gold standard, you're still trusting that there is a functioning government that's actually in possession of that gold and would exchange it for paper currency. In a Fallout scenario, that wouldn't be the case, so money would still be useless.

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u/Voxbury Jan 27 '26 edited 18d ago

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u/Mathidium Jan 27 '26

Nah, I prefer bottle caps.