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We explore How the first economies were created, how they've changed over the last 100 years, and what they look like today.
We start with the magic of gold - and what it tells us about how collective belief is such a key part of any type of money.
We look at more recent history - how our generation is worse off than our parents and grandparents. And into how people are being hit with the rising cost of groceries and the price of being poor.
We end with looking at what rising extreme wealth of both multi-millionaires and billionaires really looks like.
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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 Gold Explained, Finally
34:26 1955 vs 2025 - who really has it better
56:22 25,000 vs 25 million
1:23:44 The Business of Keeping People Poor
1:57:52 Why Groceries are So Expensive now
2:21:43 What Being a Billionaire Really Looks Like
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Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.
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