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Cosmo: When I was in prison, I learned that everything in this world, including money, operates not on reality, . . .
Bishop: . . . but the perception of reality
Cosmo: Posit: people think a bank might be financially shaky
Bishop: Consequence: people start to withdraw their money
Cosmo: Result: pretty soon it is financially shaky
Bishop: Conclusion: you can make banks fail
Cosmo: Bzzzt! I've already done that. Maybe you've read about a few?
Bishop: [exhales]
Cosmo: Think bigger
Bishop: Stock market?
Cosmo: Yes
Bishop: Currency market?
Cosmo: Yes
Bishop: Commodities markets?
Cosmo: Yes
Bishop: . . . Small countries?
Cosmo: I might even be able to crash the whole damn system
Jul 14th