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#65 The Coin Shortage That Wasn’t · Think First
Episode 65
Published 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
Remember those little signs at checkout in 2020?
“Due to a national coin shortage, please use exact change or pay with card.”
Was it really about supply chain disruption — or was it a quiet nudge to push us further into a cashless society?
In this episode of Think First, Jim Detjen unravels the strange story of the “coin shortage” — why it appeared everywhere at once, how it shaped our payment habits, and what it reveals about crisis-driven behavior.
Was it a shortage of coins… or a shortage of truth?
Stay sharp. Stay skeptical. #SpotTheGaslight
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