• eestileib@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    I first heard about the federal-prison mackerel economy in a Wall Street Journal article back from when the WSJ actually did offbeat interesting reporting… Like 15-20 years ago?

    Stackable, non-perishable, essentially (but not totally) zero consumption value… Better than bitcoin as a currency.