hmm, this is true

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Band_of_Thebes

a man I could smoke a crack with

LIGHT ITSELF!

yeah it's like you get currency to "stabilize the markets" and "restore faith in the economy" and maybe some infrastructure projects that benefit resource extraction but you have to make your water distribution system for-profit

i'm an old fart but you are watching it for the gameplay, the streamer or both, maybe even the chat has a certain vibe you are a fan of

Was reminded of the IMF loan to Iceland during the 2008 recession, here is a Q and A on the circumstances of the loan. When the "problem" is caused by neo-liberalism there is a different tone.

"Bank supervision and regulation will also be overhauled to make sure a banking crisis of this magnitude never happens again."

"We are not telling Iceland to tighten its belt in the middle of a recession. During the first year of the program, automatic fiscal stabilizers will be allowed to work."

but also, more neo-liberalism down the line:

"The IMF will help Iceland restructure the banks within this broad framework. The strategy includes plans for valuation of the assets of both new and old banks in line with international best practice, compensation from the new banks to the old banks for any discrepancy in the fair value of assets and liabilities taken over, recapitalizing the new banks with the aim of eventually privatizing them, and maximizing asset recovery in the old banks."

hellworld + revolutionary optimism =

Pokemon: People's War

i was at work

That's a Futurama joke