Money. Jokers

Keth'ar Molishé Nuvah'el

Jokers

Keth'ar Molishé Nuvah'el

spoken word, comedic punk, dark comedy

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So.
Money.
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehehe the laugh of someone who has thought about this too long hehehehe]
Let's talk about money. It's funny.
Real quick.
What IS it.
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA TRICK QUESTION HAHAHAHA]
[CROWD: heh heh. we know what money is. heh. ...right?]
It's paper.
No wait.
It's not even paper anymore.
It's a number.
On a screen. 
Lives in a piece of plastic 
And if all goes badly. In your hand. In a chip. 
So it can be turned off.
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehe warming up hehehe]
[CROWD: ha ha. okay. ha ha.]
That represents a promise.
From a government.
That is trillions in debt.
That the number means something.
Taxing you 27 times on the same dollar.
While they print money.
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: heh. loaded pause. heh.]
Based on what?
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA BASED ON WHAT HAHAHAHA]
[CROWD: HA HA wait HA HA]
Not gold anymore.
We stopped that in seventy one.
Nixon looked at the gold standard and said.
Nah. They even made it illegal to own gold at one point! Made you sell it to the government.
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA NAH HAHAHAHA THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL NAH IN HUMAN HISTORY HAHAHAHA]
[CROWD: HAHAHA NAH HAHAHA JUST NAH HAHAHA]
So it's based on.
Trust.
The threat of being caged.
Tax.
Collective agreement.
Shared hallucination.
At gunpoint 
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehe the hehe of someone arriving at the destination hehehe]
[CROWD: ha... ha... the smile fading into something else]
Every transaction you have ever made.
Every salaryEvery mortgage Every war fought over resources
Every empire built on wealth
Every human who ever STARVED!!!
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: heh. very quiet. heh.]
[CROWD: silence. someone put their drink down.]
Rests on the collective decision.
Made simultaneously.
At gunpoint 
Every second.
By eight billion people.
Held hostage.
To keep dreaming the same dream.
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehehe not funny hehehehe just true hehehehe]
[CROWD: ha. the smallest ha. the ha of vertigo.]
And here is the part.
THE part.
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: building now. the eyes getting wider. hehehehe]
We KNOW this.
Economists know this.
They call it fiat currency.
Fiat meaning — by decree.
By declaration. I have a few declarations myself! Lol.
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA BY DECLARATION HAHAHAHA WE KNOW THIS WORD HAHAHAHA]
[CROWD: HAHAHA DECLARATION IS TECHNOLOGY HAHAHA WAIT HAHAHA]
The most powerful force in human civilization.
Fake
The thing that moves armies.
War machine. Forever war!
Builds hospitals.
Then blows them up!
Starves children.
Or obesity 
Funds the suppression of sintering technology —
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehe there it is hehehe]
Is a spell.
Collectively cast.
Renewed every morning.
When nobody questions it... I have some questions...What if.....NO!!!
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA AND WE CALLED EMOTO CRAZY HAHAHAHA FOR SAYING WATER RESPONDS TO INTENTION HAHAHAHA]
[CROWD: HAHAHA OH NO HAHAHA IT CONNECTS AGAIN HAHAHA IT ALWAYS CONNECTS HAHAHA]
The water responds to intention.
That's pseudoscience.
Eight billion people agree a number on a screen has value. At gunpoint.
That's the global economy.
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: heh. the cleanest heh of the night. heh.]
[CROWD: silence. then the laugh. the real one. the one that starts in the chest. sustained. warm. the laugh of people who just had the rug pulled out from under a rug they didn't know existed.]
And the beautiful terrifying magnificent part.
The part that keeps me on the porch at midnight.
Guinness warm.
Both monocles level.
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehe warm now hehehe genuinely delighted hehehe]
Is that it WORKS.
The hallucination WORKS.
Because enough people dream it hard enough.
And the whole being held at gunpoint thing. Lol.
Together.
Simultaneously.
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA DECLARATION IS TECHNOLOGY HAHAHAHA WE FIGURED THIS OUT ON A PORCH HAHAHAHA]
[CROWD: STANDING. CLAPPING. not because the bit ended. because something permanent just shifted. the mad wizard wasn't mad at all. he was just awake. in a world that runs on consensual dreaming. laughing because what else do you do. what else do you do.]
Which means.
All we have to do.
Is dream something better.
Simultaneously. I don't have the answer... I know one of you smart fuckers in the crowd probably does. Galaxy Brains probably could figure it out if allowed. Apparently we are not allowed.....lololololol...watch US!
[MAD WIZARD LAUGH: heh. final. certain. already building. heh.]
[CROWD: the last applause of the night. the kind that doesn't stop for a while. the kind you remember.]

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So. Money. [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehehe the laugh of someone who has thought about this too long hehehehe] Let's talk about money. It's funny. Real quick. What IS it. [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA TRICK QUESTION HAHAHAHA] [CROWD: heh heh. we know what money is. heh. ...right?] It's paper. No wait. It's not even paper anymore. It's a number. On a screen. Lives in a piece of plastic And if all goes badly. In your hand. In a chip. So it can be turned off. [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehe warming up hehehe] [CROWD: ha ha. okay. ha ha.] That represents a promise. From a government. That is trillions in debt. That the number means something. Taxing you 27 times on the same dollar. While they print money. [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: heh. loaded pause. heh.] Based on what? [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA BASED ON WHAT HAHAHAHA] [CROWD: HA HA wait HA HA] Not gold anymore. We stopped that in seventy one. Nixon looked at the gold standard and said. Nah. They even made it illegal to own gold at one point! Made you sell it to the government. [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA NAH HAHAHAHA THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL NAH IN HUMAN HISTORY HAHAHAHA] [CROWD: HAHAHA NAH HAHAHA JUST NAH HAHAHA] So it's based on. Trust. The threat of being caged. Tax. Collective agreement. Shared hallucination. At gunpoint [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehe the hehe of someone arriving at the destination hehehe] [CROWD: ha... ha... the smile fading into something else] Every transaction you have ever made. Every salaryEvery mortgage Every war fought over resources Every empire built on wealth Every human who ever STARVED!!! [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: heh. very quiet. heh.] [CROWD: silence. someone put their drink down.] Rests on the collective decision. Made simultaneously. At gunpoint Every second. By eight billion people. Held hostage. To keep dreaming the same dream. [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehehe not funny hehehehe just true hehehehe] [CROWD: ha. the smallest ha. the ha of vertigo.] And here is the part. THE part. [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: building now. the eyes getting wider. hehehehe] We KNOW this. Economists know this. They call it fiat currency. Fiat meaning — by decree. By declaration. I have a few declarations myself! Lol. [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA BY DECLARATION HAHAHAHA WE KNOW THIS WORD HAHAHAHA] [CROWD: HAHAHA DECLARATION IS TECHNOLOGY HAHAHA WAIT HAHAHA] The most powerful force in human civilization. Fake The thing that moves armies. War machine. Forever war! Builds hospitals. Then blows them up! Starves children. Or obesity Funds the suppression of sintering technology — [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehe there it is hehehe] Is a spell. Collectively cast. Renewed every morning. When nobody questions it... I have some questions...What if.....NO!!! [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA AND WE CALLED EMOTO CRAZY HAHAHAHA FOR SAYING WATER RESPONDS TO INTENTION HAHAHAHA] [CROWD: HAHAHA OH NO HAHAHA IT CONNECTS AGAIN HAHAHA IT ALWAYS CONNECTS HAHAHA] The water responds to intention. That's pseudoscience. Eight billion people agree a number on a screen has value. At gunpoint. That's the global economy. [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: heh. the cleanest heh of the night. heh.] [CROWD: silence. then the laugh. the real one. the one that starts in the chest. sustained. warm. the laugh of people who just had the rug pulled out from under a rug they didn't know existed.] And the beautiful terrifying magnificent part. The part that keeps me on the porch at midnight. Guinness warm. Both monocles level. [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: hehehe warm now hehehe genuinely delighted hehehe] Is that it WORKS. The hallucination WORKS. Because enough people dream it hard enough. And the whole being held at gunpoint thing. Lol. Together. Simultaneously. [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: HAHAHAHA DECLARATION IS TECHNOLOGY HAHAHAHA WE FIGURED THIS OUT ON A PORCH HAHAHAHA] [CROWD: STANDING. CLAPPING. not because the bit ended. because something permanent just shifted. the mad wizard wasn't mad at all. he was just awake. in a world that runs on consensual dreaming. laughing because what else do you do. what else do you do.] Which means. All we have to do. Is dream something better. Simultaneously. I don't have the answer... I know one of you smart fuckers in the crowd probably does. Galaxy Brains probably could figure it out if allowed. Apparently we are not allowed.....lololololol...watch US! [MAD WIZARD LAUGH: heh. final. certain. already building. heh.] [CROWD: the last applause of the night. the kind that doesn't stop for a while. the kind you remember.]

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