Its Kinda Wild That The Currency That Runs The World Isnt The Same As It Used To Be Only A (relatively)

It’s kinda wild that the currency that runs the world isn’t the same as it used to be only a (relatively) short time ago. As you know, the dollars we have are paper, worthless in and of itself but is given value by the gold that backs it-the gold standard-you know this. Except that’s not how it is anymore.

Y’see, while gold still has value, and does still back at least /some/ of the money we spend, it could be compared more to diamonds now than actual, viable, currency. But you know what does make the majority of money, in-countries and spent between them, legit?

Oil.

Oil companies and the people that own them are the richest motherfuckers that you’ll ever find. The famous, ‘richest people’ in the world that are plastered all over the media, who have billions and own space rockets, are not the ones with the most money. The people with the most money are the ones you’ll never know exist, because why would you?

They don’t need publicity, they essentially own the thing that makes the world go round—and they’re sure as fuck not living in the U.S. There’s not way in hell they would live somewhere with the IRS, somewhere where everything is monitored and any shady stuff they get up to would be more likely to be found out—and then they’d have to waste money with bribes so it stays quiet.

Also look up hydrogen engines along with why car companies stopped building their products with carburetors. I’ll give you a hint, with carburetors people figured out how to use fumes instead of the liquid fuel to stretch a gallon for three hundred miles, so of course they had to put a stop to that and came out with fuel injectors wich make it damn near impossible to modify your engine in the way that saves so much gas.

And hydrogen engines? You can do the same thing with hydrogen gas as you can with gasoline fumes while still keeping the ideal engine power. A little fun fact as well, the stuff that comes out of the exhaust pipe in a hydrogen powered vehicle is w a t e r. Well, water and oxygen. So when Oil companies are what keep the government’s of the world in an iron grip due to keeping everything going and making Jesus amounts of money while they do it, you can bet your ass they’ll never let hydrogen power become a widespread thing. Unless they can figure out how to monopolize it and still make the money they are now.

But until then, it’s oil all the way, and there’s nothing anybody can do about it until they say otherwise.

Dcxdp idea #2

 so I have an idea. Danny ends up in some sort of cloning body in Cadmus. but instead of you know being Amazed by the bunch of Heroes and aliens and such he is terrified. not because they're Heroes and such but because his powers are locked up and they're scrutinizing him. He is confused and disoriented and he is not explained what the Justice League is because to everyone else it is common knowledge and they forget to explain it. So from Danny's point of view he is just being moved to a different facility. I think Danny does not realize he is in a different body for a hot minute because he was disoriented. I imagine Danny going along with whatever people are telling him because his experience with everything isn't exactly good.

Everyone would be so used to everyone automatically going into heroism that  Danny wouldn't really get a choice in it. Everyone would be trying to help Danny But they're not helping with the right things. I think Danny would be seen as a natural at heroism and make it seem like it was something he wanted to do.  Danny wouldn't try and show off a bunch of his powers because he is trying to have a few tricks up this sleeve. I think that his natural response to being quippy when in danger or scared would be seen as his normal personality and because no one knows him they wouldn't see anything wrong with  how he is doing.

 I imagine there would be a lot of angst when they realize that Danny doesn't know he can say no. He would get really injured and maybe try and hide it or he would literally get up off of a medical bed or ask about other missions and that is when other people start to realize something is up. I imagine if their telling him to rest then him being like I haven't needed rest before and that's when they realize Danny wasn't not injured , he just didn't think he was allowed to be.  I think it would cause angst for the heroes because they then realize Danny did not know he was safe and the friendliest they thought he was exuding was really him just trying to be on his captors good side. especially if they don't know Danny was Danny outside of the  clone body.

Can we PLEASE take a moment to really appreciate this animatic? PLEASE???

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Mitski “I’m your Man” because this part of the lyrics have been going on loop in my head for a while now.

And, you know, I really need to get working on some more owl song content :3

DcxDp prompt

Dead tired 1/3

Tim wasn’t bitter about no one believing him about Bruce. He wasn’t!

…

He was.

Which was why he enlisted the help of his favorite vigilante, Phantom!

The plan was simple. Everyone else was going to the tower to help with another time fiasco, but he was benched because his arm was broken. Even Alfred had left. Better for him

When they came back, it was to an engaged Tim who had documents detailing his long standing betrothal to high King Phantom, whom he had been betrothed to since he was a baby by his parents, and acted generally surprised when they (separately) questioned him about it and the ring he was wearing.

Queue the Batfam thinking something they did during the time fiasco doomed Tim to being betrothed to an evil undead King while he laughs with Danny and Young Justice(they are in on it).

Bonus: they make a clause in the contract where before they are married, they have to spend a week every year together, and when that time comes, Phantom appears as either an Eldritch being or a harsh old looking king.