“China says all crypto-related transactions are illegal *Crypto currencies can’t be circulated, PBoC says in statement *Planning agency says crackdown important to meet carbon goals” - Bloomberg headlines covering Clownworld from 24th September 2021.

“I had this nightmare that the economy was run by micromanaging Econ professors, who worked for the big banks & had no real-world experience.” - Tweet by @RudyHavenstein.

“We live in a time of great uncertainty and confusion. Events keep happening that seem inexplicable and out of control. Donald Trump, Brexit, the War in Syria, the endless migrant crisis, random bomb attacks.. And those who are supposed to be in power are paralysed – they have no idea what to do. This film is the epic story of how we got to this strange place. It explains not only why these chaotic events are happening – but also why we, and our politicians, cannot understand them.” - Introduction to the documentary HyperNormalisation by Adam Curtis (2016).

“So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is.. fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance..” - From the first inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the 32nd President of the United States, Saturday, 4th March, 1933.