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Finding the Money has the potential to completely upend the way you understand not only the economy but society as a whole. Few films, documentary or otherwise, can lay claim to that kind of impact upon the viewer. When the material presented is understood, suddenly everybody talking about govt policy-especially but not limited to fiscal policies like taxing and spending-starts to sound crazy. It's because they don't know what you now know. Or in some cases are pretending not to know it.

The myths that are propagated about the monetary system and the constraints it operates under are not accidents, but redound to the benefit of a power structure-a ruling class-that prefers the highly inegalitarian status quo. Economic inequality is not just an outcome of their preferred fiscal policies, but the very source of their political power. Understanding the power of fiat currency-and that money is not property belonging to individuals but a public utility-is essential to restoring egalitarianism and reclaiming democratic governance.

Literally nothing good happened in the 90s. I know this because I am in the worst timeline and I was in the prime of my life in the 90s. Therefore, it was awful. To be sure, there was good indie rock and some decent indie films, but since all the people alive sucked, there was nobody to enjoy this with. What that means, in turn, is that there can be no such thing as a That 90s Show, because the 90s functionally did not happen. There is no nostalgia to be found here. The world for all intents and purposes stopped existing and did not start again until The Strokes entered the picture in 2001, restarting the universe. Thank you for listening.

The film is about childhood trauma (specifically parental rejection/invalidation), its lasting effects (specifically feelings of unworthiness), and trying to come to terms with it. It's not a sci-fi film about the end of the world nor is it a comedy, although it is very funny. It's not a traditionally constructed, modern movie, and it's better for it, not worse for it. The acting is great, particularly Spaeny. If the pandemic was necessary for this film to have been made and to have been made in this particular way, that would be a shame, because I enjoyed this from (and this style of film) more than most of what gets made these days.