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Geekdom Thrives on Economic Collapse
Does catastrophic monetary hardship beget a more diverse scientific Ideosphere? What happened when a piece of Star Wars memorabilia became worth more than it's weight in gold? Hyperinflation? Deflation? These questions and more will not be explored after the jump.
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