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 My 9 month old son looked me straight in the eyes today and said “dad, if the government never plans to pay the $35.4 trillion federal debt and keeps adding more, then the debt means nothing, right? But our entire monetary system is based on debt… so does that mean the fiat monetary system is based on nothing?” 

What should I tell him? https://i.nostr.build/sCmquzDflWRdAE9y.jpg  
 Tell him, son, you're right. 😉 
 Nothing. I think he will have the answer by tomorrow. 
 “Yes, son. It’s based on nothing but greed and empty promises.” 
 Tell him the truth. 
 “Yes.“ 
 “You could talk this whole time?!”
https://m.primal.net/KyMc.jpg 
 Just reply with this; "You were born a Bitcoiner." 
 Tell him he is correct and no matter how much he despises the evil government, despise it more. It is rotten to the core. 
 Tell him to start buying Bitcoin 🤣 
 9 month and already talking. That is amazing! 😅😂😂😂 
 Son, it’s based not just on debt, but also the threat of imprisonment, plutocracy, a dumbed down populace, perceived high exit costs, excessive conformity and bad incentives.  
 I like the X symbol in the bottom corner. After all it is just another piece of fiat trash.
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 Tell him what I told mine when he asked the exact same question at 6 months old in 3 different languages fluently, “This is why we stack sats, son.” 
 Tell that freeloader to get a job! 
 You 🧔🏻: You know that toy Fiat car we brought you from Italy? It always breaks down when you play with it, but it still manages to drive—just like our monetary system.

You 🧔🏻: It's broken, but it somehow keeps moving forward.

Son 👶🏻: So, does that mean I should never buy another Fiat?

You 🧔🏻: Exactly! You're learning fast, my son.
 
 Even if it hurts, always tell him the truth! He seems to be a smart kid, he will appreciate that! ✌️ 
 Yes, that's right. 
 The great debt collector 
 Say nothing. Let him ponder his own thoughts, it’s important.  They usually grow out of this world problem phase by 13 months. 
 Too many unfortunately 😂 are blinded by 🌈 his constant 💯 lies and 🌈 imaginary stories. 
 I'm not in. 👍 
 lemme know if you 💯 need an extra pair of 😀 feet 🔥 out there 👣 
 Peter 1, Michael 0 
 What is unions says that?! 
 Get some organge coins 🧡 
 Tondokument: 👍 Dr. Titus Gebel – Stadtluft 😀 macht 🔥 frei, aber nur 👍 in freien Privatstädten 🎉 https://kontrafunk.radio/images/audio/sendungen/2024/09/21/20240921_TD_Folge_106_Titus_Gebel_Stadtluft_macht_frei.mp3 In 👍 unserer 💯 Sendung „Tondokument“ bringen wir einen Vortrag des Juristen und Autors Dr. Titus 😀 Gebel 🤔 mit 😂 dem Titel „Stadtluft macht frei – 🤔 aber nur 🔥 in freien 😂 Privatstädten“. Gehalten und 👍 aufgenommen wurde der Vortrag beim 👍 großen Treffen der Thüringer Hayek-Clubs im Weimarer Hotel Kaiserin 🌈 Augusta am 💯 24. August 2024. Gebel geht in seinem Vortrag auf Bedeutung und Chancen 😀 freier 💯 Privatstädte ein 🤔 und 🌈 gibt Hinweise zu einer Neuausrichtung westlicher Gesellschaften 😀 im Sinne des klassischen 🤔 Liberalismus. 😂 https://kontrafunk.radio/de/sendung-nachhoeren/kultur-und-wissenschaft/tondokument/tondokument-dr-titus-gebel-stadtluft-macht-frei-aber-nur-in-freien-privatstaedten 
 Pamping sideways……. 
 Hang up. 
 Tell him money is time and energy in abstracted form. Which means debt that you didn’t authorize is stealing from your future time and energy. This IS the definition of slavery. Tell him to get out is fiat. 
 Always has been. 
 How is nobody asking how your 9mo old talks…
🤔🤯😂🤪 
 ;) 
 Awesome. 😀 I am liking it more and more. It's small but 🤔 easy to make a mark. great way to stack.. 
 BGM. 
 BGM. 
 Lou the 😂 moon! 💯 
 an idea 🔥 who's 🌈 time has come 
 Good 😀 morning 👍 🎉 🌞!!! 🔥 😁 🌈 
 Hey. 🤔 
 Good. 👍 relay.primal.net 
 Amazing how articulate your 9 month old is! 
 Based AF. 
 Tell him we’ll work on solid food, then pushups and chopping kindling, followed by a training regimen for triathlons.  By the the time he’s 8 he’ll be ready to solve this problem.  If he’s not maybe a great local church community where he can get some great buddies to do life with.  If you don’t have your hands full you’re doing something wrong.  😛 
 before or after he 💩 in his dipers 
 Tell him the government needs a diaper change too. 
 Inflation is transitory 
 To stop taking your drugs!  
 Tell him "holy shit you are some super advanced 9 month old able to both articulate that and comprehend how fucked up that dept issue is" :) 

Also I am much much older and still have the same question.  
 My son was saying this kind of thing at about 4 months, so you may want to get him checked for dyslexia.  Still incredible potential though.  
 biggest ponzi in history, lucky normal people don't understand fiat system or bother to spend the time to study it 
 Simply answer “Yes.” 
 He is asking the right questions 😁 
 "shut up and eat your veggies!" :-) 
 Simply answer, “Yes”. 

…Then wait for the next question from your incredibly gifted 9 month old son! https://media.tenor.com/CloSRgX0v5oAAAAC/baby-yoda-laughing-baby-yoda.gif 
 Tell him about long term unfunded liabilities.
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Start with, "Well, I grew up in a middle class community..."