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Chong Wei 韦冲 @weichonginsight ·

Argentinians' obsession with the dollar, while seemingly an act of worship, is actually a yearning for a stable currency. When a country experiences prolonged high inflation, currency devaluation, and frozen banks, what people ultimately lose is not wealth, but trust in the system. When ordinary people discover that earning money is less effective than outpacing inflation, saving money is less profitable than exchanging for dollars, and the money in their banks isn't always readily available—they will naturally seek alternative wealth protection mechanisms. Once this trust is repeatedly shattered, forcing everyone to believe in their own currency is extremely difficult to restore.

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阿根廷人的美元情结，表面看是对美元的崇拜，实际上是对稳定货币的渴望。一个国家如果长期经历高通胀、货币贬值、银行冻结，人们最终失去的不是财富，而是对制度的信任。 当普通人发现努力赚钱不如跑赢通胀、存钱不如换美元、银行里的数字不一定能随时取出来——他们自然会寻找另一套财富保护机制。一旦这种信任被反复打破，再强制要求大家相信本币，也很难恢复。

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另一面 @OtherSideBJ · 47K

@muhanmode123 Currency may change, inflation may escalate, but the instinct of ordinary people to protect their wealth will always remain. 😂

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@muhanmode123 货币会换皮，通胀会升级，但老百姓保护财富的本能永远在线。😂

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Chong Wei 韦冲 @weichonginsight ·

@muhanmode123 Argentinians hold US dollars not because they worship the currency, but because they have witnessed firsthand the shrinking purchasing power of their own currency. For those who have experienced high inflation, the US dollar represents not speculation, but a stable expectation.

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@muhanmode123 阿根廷人持有美元，并不是因为他们崇拜美金，而是因为他们亲眼看到自己的本币购买力一次次缩水。 对于经历过高通胀的人来说，美元代表的不是投机，而是一种稳定预期。

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马红梅（X上最性感的人） @muhanmode123 ·

@weichonginsight Yes, the Argentinians' experience is worth learning from for the Chinese.

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@weichonginsight 没错 阿根廷人的经验 值得中国人学习

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