US Money Chapter 2

Chapter 2 begins with some concepts that, while not specifically about money, provide a foundation of important ideas. You may find you can skim through this section because the ideas are familiar.

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Foundation Piecing
2.5 Systems matter: Different field, different rules, different values lead to different outcomes
2.6 Our money system matters
2.7 Math matters – exponential growth: You can have your own opinion, but you can’t have your own math.
2.8 Math matters: Ponzis & pyramid schemes
2.9 Human nature matters
2.10 Human nature: The blind men and the elephant
2.11 Nature matters: Efficiency vs. resilience and diversity
2.12 Clear thinking matters
Chapter 2 Endnotes