more wealth than the rest of the world combined.

比世界其他地區的財富總和還要多。

Unsurprisingly, they were absolutely right.

不出所料，他們說的完全正確。

That's precisely what happened.

這正是發生的事情。

But it didn't stop there, it went way further than that!

但它並沒有停止，它還遠不止於此!

Today the top 8 wealthiest men hold more wealth than 3.7 billion poorest people combined!

如今，前8名最富有的男人所擁有的財富比37億最貧窮的人加起來還要多!

Just imagine that number for a moment.

想象一下這個數字吧。

8 people own more wealth than the entire population of Europe, Africa, both Americas, and Southeast

8人擁有的財富比歐洲、非洲、美洲和東南亞的全部人口還要多。

Asia combined or a combination of 151 countries.

亞洲合計或151個國家的組合。

Seems like they are the Rothschilds of our time!

看來他們是我們這個時代的羅斯柴爾德家族！。

But how much money is there in the world!

但世界上有多少錢啊!

What if we take all the money in the world and count them down, how much would there

如果我們把世界上所有的錢都拿出來數一數，會有多少錢？

be?

是嗎？

Unfortunately, We will have multiple different answers, because the numbers will differ base

不幸的是，我們將有多個不同的答案，因為數字將不同的基礎

on what you define as money.

在你對金錢的定義上。

If we are strictly talking about physical money which is cash and coins.

如果我們嚴格意義上的實物貨幣也就是現金和硬幣。

Then that number would be 7.6 Trillion US dollars.

那麼這個數字就是7.6萬億美元。

If each square would represent a hundred billion dollars, then this is how they would be distributed

如果每一個方塊代表一千億美金，那麼它們是這樣分配的。

around the world.

世界各地的。

It doesn't look much!

看上去不怎麼樣!

Right?

對吧？

Because the GDP of the United States alone is multiple times larger.

因為僅美國的GDP就大了好幾倍。

But What if we include the deposits and all the money that's in our bank accounts, we

但是，如果我們包括存款和所有的錢 這是在我們的銀行賬戶，我們...

would get the sum of M1, which is 37 Trillion US dollars.

將得到M1的總和，即37萬億美元。

But there is even more money that banks usually do not allow to withdraw immediately, such

但還有更多的錢，銀行通常不允許立即提取，如

as time deposits.

作為定期存款。

So, if we combine all the money that exists in bank accounts, savings, bonds, and banknotes,

所以，如果我們把存在於銀行賬戶、儲蓄、債券和鈔票中的所有錢。

we will get the so-called Broad Money - which is All the money that exists in the world

我們將得到所謂的廣義貨幣，即世界上所有的錢。

- 90.4 Trillion dollars.

- 90.4萬億美元。

But this number doesn't even come to close to the total global debt which has risen to

但這個數字甚至還沒有接近全球債務總額，而全球債務總額已經上升到...

over 233 Trillion dollars.

超過233萬億美元。

This is how much governments owe each other, households, and companies.

這就是政府之間、家庭和公司之間的虧欠。

This number seems way more significant compared to the existing cash!

與現有的現金相比，這個數字顯得更為可觀!

However, if we take all the existing cash and turn them all into 100 dollar bills and

但是，如果我們把現有的現金全部變成100元的鈔票，然後。

put them side by side, they will round the earth over 3500 times.

把它們並排放在一起，它們會繞地球3500多圈。

But regardless of how much money you have, at the end of the day, they are nothing but

但不管你有多少錢，到最後，他們不過是...

papers or digits in bank accounts.

證件或銀行賬戶中的數字；

That's why when it comes to money, the only thing that matters is what stands behind them,

所以說，在錢的問題上，唯一重要的是站在他們背後的東西。

what are they bucked with?

他們是用什麼降壓的？

For example in ancient India, Cowry was used as a mean of exchange or in ancient China,

例如在古代印度，Cowry被用作交換的手段，或者在古代中國。

salt was used as money.

鹽被當做貨幣使用。

But over time, people moved to gold and silver because they are more convenient.

但隨著時間的推移，人們因為金銀比較方便，而轉移到金銀上。

However as we progressed and built a more modern economy, carrying with you a pack of

然而隨著我們的進步和現代經濟建設的發展，隨身攜帶一包。

gold wasn't safe, or comfortable, that's why banks came into the picture, who would

黃金並不安全，也不舒服，這就是為什麼銀行會出現在這裡，誰願意

give you a piece of paper that would represent your wealth in the bank, in exchange of your

給你一張紙，代表你在銀行的財富，以換取你的

gold and silver.

金銀。

But today we live in a completely different world.

但今天我們生活在一個完全不同的世界。

The value of the money is set by the government.

錢的價值是由政府設定的。

The government simply says: listen, guys, this is the value of this paper!

政府只是說：各位聽著，這就是這張紙的價值!

And in return, we are like: Alright, uncle Sam!

而作為回報，我們就像。好吧，山姆叔叔！

It reminds me of a game we use to play as kids, we would set a little shop with fake

這讓我想起了我們小時候玩的一個遊戲，我們會用假貨開一個小店。

items, and we would use cards as money.

物品，而我們會把卡當錢用。

We use to decide how much each card would worth.

我們用來決定每張卡值多少錢。

And we would buy with these cards from each other believing in their value.

而我們會用這些卡片互相購買，相信它們的價值。

As mean as it might sound, the modern monetary system works in the same.

雖然聽起來很刻薄，但現代貨幣體系的運作方式是一樣的。

During the 2008 crush, the US, Japan, and EU printed 9 trillion dollars to save the

在2008年的擠壓中，美國、日本和歐盟印製了9萬億的美元，以挽救。

economy.

經濟。

Now, if you take the total amount of gold that exists in the world, they wouldn't

現在，如果你把世界上存在的黃金總量，他們不會...

exceed 7.5 trillion dollars.

超過7.5萬億美元。

So, our money is backed by nothing like the cards we used to play as little kids.

所以，我們的資金支持，跟我們小時候玩的牌完全不一樣。

But don't worry, it's not a big deal.

不過不用擔心，這不是什麼大事。

Yes, we might experience another crash or two if not more, but we will evolve and move

是的，我們可能會再經歷一次或兩次撞擊，如果不是更多的話，但我們會進化和前進。

to a better system such as cryptocurrencies or something else that's better than our current

到一個更好的系統，比如加密貨幣或其他比我們現在更好的東西。

system.

體系。

Because we always have been moving from one system to another trying to make our lives

因為我們總是從一個系統轉移到另一個系統，試圖讓我們的生活。

more convenient.

更方便。

But you know what's even more convenient, is turning your passion into a business, into

但你知道什麼是更方便的，是把你的激情變成了一種業務，變成了

a source of income.

收入來源之一；

What could be more enjoyable than making money while doing what you absolutely love?

在做自己絕對喜歡的事情的同時，還有什麼比賺錢更讓人開心的呢？

That's why I partnered with Skillshare and created this course for you.

這就是為什麼我與Skillshare合作，為你創建了這個課程。

The first 68 people who will use the link in the description will get the course for

前68名使用描述中的鏈接的人將獲得課程的

free.

免費。

It definitely worth giving it a try, the course is short and fully animated like this video.

絕對值得一試，課程很短，而且像這個視頻一樣是全動畫。

You will definitely enjoy it!

你一定會喜歡的!

Thank you for watching, and I will see you in the next one.

謝謝你的觀看，我們下期節目再見。