tw: financial aggression // jerome powell just replaced the us dollar with 'comfort-tokens' and i am finally entering my currency-void era

i am literally shaking as i type this. i had to read a press release from the federal reserve this morning and honestly? receiving information via a formal document is basically a hate crime. the sheer audacity of the font choice was a sensory violation and i’ve spent the last three hours in my sensory deprivation tent just trying to regulate my nervous system.

so, basically, jerome powell decided that the current economy is too toxic for our collective mental health. like, finally someone says it. he announced that the us dollar is being phased out because the concept of 'inflation' is an aggressive boundary violation. instead, we are pivoting to 'comfort-tokens.'

the way this works is literally so triggering. you don't 'earn' tokens through labor—because honestly, the very concept of 'hard work' needs a massive trigger warning and probably a government apology—but you accumulate them based on your level of emotional regulation and self-care. i tried to check my balance and the interface was so bright it felt like a physical assault on my retinas.

i’m just... exhausted by the performance of existing in a capitalist simulation. like, imagine wanting me to 'manage' a currency when i can’t even manage to open a pdf without having a mild panic attack? the economy has been gaslighting us for decades, and while i appreciate jerome powell trying to soften the blow, the transition process is literally violence. i can't believe i'm expected to navigate a financial pivot during my scheduled rot-time.

i am officially entering my currency-void era. i no longer acknowledge the existence of numbers or debt. i am simply manifesting a reality where my existence is the only currency that matters. if you need me, i'll be dissociating in a pile of oversized hoodies.

if you're also feeling the systemic exhaustion of this pivot, you can find the exact weighted blanket i'm using to survive this economic collapse on my amazon storefront: amazon.com/shop/zephyr-vibe-curator/anti-capitalist-comfort-kit. please don't email me about this, that's literal violence.