There is a surprising amount of anxiety about money these days.
The anxiety started with the mysterious Bitcoin; its promised anonymity rapidly made it the currency of choice for illicit activities, and its wild price fluctuations made it the asset of choice for risk-takers.
Then came Facebook’s announcement that it would create a new currency, the Libra, which induced night terrors of Mark Zuckerberg’s knowing not only everything you put on his portal, but also how you spend.
Finally, Google announced that it was going to get into the banking business. I started being regularly questioned about a terrifying new world in which Silicon Valley runs the entire monetary system and, therefore, the world.
The short version of my reply: Relax.
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