Economy Memes

The entire global economy rests on a mathematical quirk! That giant dam labeled "Bad Actors" is preventing catastrophic flooding—and the only thing holding it together is the difficulty of factoring large numbers into primes. This is literally how modern encryption works! Your bank account, crypto wallets, and national security secrets are all protected by the simple fact that multiplying two huge prime numbers is easy, but working backward to figure out which primes were multiplied is computationally nightmarish. If someone cracks this mathematical problem (looking at you, quantum computers), our digital fortress crumbles faster than my motivation during grant application season.

Ever notice how the economy is basically a giant Jenga tower of financial literacy? The top 1% enjoys beachfront paradise while literally standing on the backs of people who can't calculate compound interest. Next time someone says "I'm not a math person" while signing a 29.99% APR credit card, pour one out for their future bank account. The mathematical illiteracy tax is real, and it's supporting entire industries—from payday loans to lottery tickets to those "buy now, pay way more later" schemes. Knowing the difference between 15% and 15% APR might just be the difference between vacationing on that beach or being part of the human infrastructure beneath it!