Welcome.
You’re probably here because (a) you’re really into macro-economics, (b) you’re trying to figure out why your career is at a standstill or (c) you’re in desperate need to know what I am thinking at any given moment.
So what is Fakeconomy? In a nutshell it’s when you realize that everything society was built on was completely speculative, and once that bubble has been burst things will never be the same. Our economy has been rapidly growing year after year, but without actually producing anything. Money is made (out of thin air) then passed around to make more money. Nothing of value is ever created, but people along the way are making a quick buck and inflating the value of our economic system and their own input. The result? People end up doing stupid things like moving into houses they can’t afford and using the equity to buy designer clothes and luxury cars – and then they inevitably go bankrupt and bring the economy down another notch.
But Fakeconomy – the blog – isn’t just my quasi-intellectual suppositions about society. It’s my little place to rant and rave over just about anything, from trips I’ve taken to food I’ve ate. Also, expect a healthy dose of pictures from my Flickr stream… That sounded kind of gross.