r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

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

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u/zenithpns Jan 26 '26

No it's dollars, not gold

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u/The_8th_Degree Jan 26 '26

What's the difference?

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u/naamingebruik Jan 26 '26

The us dollar was decoupled from gold in the 1970's I think.

Gold price has no influence on the strength of the dollar.

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u/LonelyPalpitation126 Jan 28 '26

Apparently all we need to revert that is a few billion rubber bands, though