Over time I’ve come to realize that finance is pretty trippy, as mystical as any tarot reading or chakra balancing. Money, especially fiat currency, is a consensual hallucination. Really, what is money, where does it come from? We use money to mediate value (value already being a thorny concept). But who creates money and determines how much can circulate? Watch the above for a parable of how central banks and the great con of “fractional reserve lending” came into being. Note: I’m not in the “gold must back money” camp. I do, however, think monetary reform is worth looking at.