In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the Mushroom Kingdom undergoes hyperinflation, whereby their coins lose value at a rate of 10 trillion percent during the game. Surprisingly, this is still about 40,000 times less than the most extreme hyperinflation in real-life history.
July 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the Mushroom Kingdom undergoes hyperinflation, whereby their coins lose value at a rate of 10 trillion percent during the game. Surprisingly, this is still about 40,000 times less than the most extreme hyperinflation in real-life history.
It’s remarkable how persistent this myth is. German democracy survived hyperinflation; it did not survive mass unemployment in the 1939s.
It would be better to say this the other way round: because German leaders are conservative, they remember hyperinflation. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
It would be better to say this the other way round: because German leaders are conservative, they remember hyperinflation. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
August 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
It’s remarkable how persistent this myth is. German democracy survived hyperinflation; it did not survive mass unemployment in the 1939s.
It would be better to say this the other way round: because German leaders are conservative, they remember hyperinflation. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
It would be better to say this the other way round: because German leaders are conservative, they remember hyperinflation. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Owning the Libs with hyperinflation
February 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Owning the Libs with hyperinflation
1920s Italy: Devastating WWI legacy, hyperinflation govt failed to handle, mass unemployment
1930s Germany: Devastating WWI legacy, hyperinflation govt failed to handle, mass unemployment
2020s America: Modest inflation govt handled best in the world, saying slurs was frowned upon in some circles
1930s Germany: Devastating WWI legacy, hyperinflation govt failed to handle, mass unemployment
2020s America: Modest inflation govt handled best in the world, saying slurs was frowned upon in some circles
January 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
1920s Italy: Devastating WWI legacy, hyperinflation govt failed to handle, mass unemployment
1930s Germany: Devastating WWI legacy, hyperinflation govt failed to handle, mass unemployment
2020s America: Modest inflation govt handled best in the world, saying slurs was frowned upon in some circles
1930s Germany: Devastating WWI legacy, hyperinflation govt failed to handle, mass unemployment
2020s America: Modest inflation govt handled best in the world, saying slurs was frowned upon in some circles
The guy that lost a million dollar bet with me on hyperinflation is the relative voice of reason on the right today
April 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The guy that lost a million dollar bet with me on hyperinflation is the relative voice of reason on the right today
NSFW didn't have to go to the cussin' pond because the grandkids aren't here. Hyperinflation on the way!
June 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
NSFW didn't have to go to the cussin' pond because the grandkids aren't here. Hyperinflation on the way!
Post WW1 Germany fell into Nazism because of hyperinflation and economic chaos, America fell into it because of record low unemployment and folks liking to “do their own research.”
February 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Post WW1 Germany fell into Nazism because of hyperinflation and economic chaos, America fell into it because of record low unemployment and folks liking to “do their own research.”
"Argentina's done it. Russia's done it. Turkey's done it. Venezuela's done it. And Zimbabwe's done it. It's a thing that tin pot dictators do... right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"Argentina's done it. Russia's done it. Turkey's done it. Venezuela's done it. And Zimbabwe's done it. It's a thing that tin pot dictators do... right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."
The dumbest trade war in history has begun.
It will lead to the dumbest hyperinflation in history.
It will hurt even the dumbest of us who voted for it.
It will lead to the dumbest hyperinflation in history.
It will hurt even the dumbest of us who voted for it.
February 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The dumbest trade war in history has begun.
It will lead to the dumbest hyperinflation in history.
It will hurt even the dumbest of us who voted for it.
It will lead to the dumbest hyperinflation in history.
It will hurt even the dumbest of us who voted for it.
Sobbing, crying, shaking and throwing up: Chiang Kai-shek you cannot simply keep trying to shoot hyperinflation with a gun
Chiang, in year 4 of trying to shoot hyperinflation with a gun: I think we should shoot hyperinflation with a gun
Chiang, in year 4 of trying to shoot hyperinflation with a gun: I think we should shoot hyperinflation with a gun
April 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Sobbing, crying, shaking and throwing up: Chiang Kai-shek you cannot simply keep trying to shoot hyperinflation with a gun
Chiang, in year 4 of trying to shoot hyperinflation with a gun: I think we should shoot hyperinflation with a gun
Chiang, in year 4 of trying to shoot hyperinflation with a gun: I think we should shoot hyperinflation with a gun
I see Argentine goal hyperinflation has set in.
July 12, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I see Argentine goal hyperinflation has set in.
Why the UK won’t face hyperinflation – even with government money creation youtu.be/Jkx2YzakYNg?... Hyperinflation is the scare story threatened by those who want to stop government spending. But it’s just that: a scare story.
Why the UK won’t face hyperinflation – even with government money creation
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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July 20, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Why the UK won’t face hyperinflation – even with government money creation youtu.be/Jkx2YzakYNg?... Hyperinflation is the scare story threatened by those who want to stop government spending. But it’s just that: a scare story.
I have to admit, this is "Polish newspaper c. 1979" levels of bad (while Poland was in the grip of a hyperinflation crisis, the headlines were all about hyperinflation... in Argentina)
listen hun if you can't handle the Washington Post editorial board at their the Texas gerrymander "freakout" is "not a threat to democracy" you don't deserve them at their "Virginia plunges America deeper into the gerrymandering abyss"
April 22, 2026 at 9:56 AM
I have to admit, this is "Polish newspaper c. 1979" levels of bad (while Poland was in the grip of a hyperinflation crisis, the headlines were all about hyperinflation... in Argentina)
My cousins live there. They mostly live a quiet family life, except every so often their house is almost blown up and there's no food and there's hyperinflation.
April 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
My cousins live there. They mostly live a quiet family life, except every so often their house is almost blown up and there's no food and there's hyperinflation.
Due to hyperinflation a coward now dies a billion deaths
May 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Due to hyperinflation a coward now dies a billion deaths
This kind of thing can snowball into hyperinflation.
September 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM
This kind of thing can snowball into hyperinflation.
"It's a thing that tin pot dictators do right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."
"Argentina's done it. Russia's done it. Turkey's done it. Venezuela's done it. And Zimbabwe's done it. It's a thing that tin pot dictators do... right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 PM
"It's a thing that tin pot dictators do right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."
Prepare for hyperinflation
December 15, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Prepare for hyperinflation
German children playing with bundles of worthless money due to hyperinflation, 1923.
November 20, 2024 at 11:15 PM
German children playing with bundles of worthless money due to hyperinflation, 1923.
Obviously I don’t align with this administration on everything but I do think hyperinflation is cool. We’re all going to be millionaires
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Obviously I don’t align with this administration on everything but I do think hyperinflation is cool. We’re all going to be millionaires
Some people are having fun with tech bros who predicted hyperinflation a couple of years ago. But how about this from May 2024?
July 12, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Some people are having fun with tech bros who predicted hyperinflation a couple of years ago. But how about this from May 2024?
You know we're in for a rough ride when a headline that could've been written by a 3-year-old trying to explain recessionary hyperinflation is on the top of CNN.com.
September 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
You know we're in for a rough ride when a headline that could've been written by a 3-year-old trying to explain recessionary hyperinflation is on the top of CNN.com.
Hyperinflation is starting. Good.
July 20, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Hyperinflation is starting. Good.
Do we know what happens if the world’s reserve currency undergoes hyperinflation?
September 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Do we know what happens if the world’s reserve currency undergoes hyperinflation?