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The Collapse of The American Dream Explained in Animation

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Macroeconomics & financial crisesInvesting & personal finance

What it is

A 30-minute animated film explaining how money, banking and the Federal Reserve work and arguing that the American economy is heading for collapse. It is opinionated and has a strong point of view.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as an accessible animated primer on banking and the Fed, usually with the caveat that it is biased and dated.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “a simple youtube animation that explains it better than anything i have seen.”

    Animation explaining currency and banking better than anything else seen

    Fuxy, 2014-12 · Strong recommendation · in “The world is not falling apart: The trend lines”

  2. “There's this amazing animated movie from 2011 that explains how banking works and the history of banks”

    Animated film on how banking works and its history

    Jerry2, 2023-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Bank Failures Come in Waves”

  3. “For further information look to the following”

    Listed among resources on deleveraging and the Fed

    icu, 2014-03 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What is really wrong with the US economy, really?”

  4. “take this biased Internet-clip with a grain of salt and enjoy”

    Entertaining but biased clip on banking, to take with a grain of salt

    unixhero, 2020-03 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Book recommendations for understanding financial systems?”

  5. “this video gives the cliff notes on how the FED works”

    Cliff notes on how the Fed works, though old and corny

    normalaccess, 2025-01 · Recommendation · in “Fed leaves rates unchanged, drops reference to inflation 'progress'”

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Topics: federal reserve, banking, money creation, debt, animation

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