> As someone with an econ degree, people advocating for a return to the gold standard are so weird to me I mean, I understand. People really like simple things

> As someone with an econ degree, people advocating for a return to the gold standard are so weird to me I mean, I understand. People really like simple things they can understand. And people hate inflation. It's clearly a bad idea, but I understand the appeal if you were raised in a blue-collar household and think debt is evil.