Knight Fights an Economics Dragon

I SHALL DEFEAT YOU, EVIL DRAGON, AND STEAL YOUR HOARD OF WEALTH! What, what the hell is this? Where is the treasure hoard? Finally, the beast is slain! The gold shall be mine! That's a Thresher, it separates the wheat from the chaff automatically without much manual labor. The wealth of nations lies not in gold or coins, but in their productive capacity. You see, even with all the gold in the world, you can't produce more. All it will do is cause gold to be less valuable. What you need are machines to free up labor so you can create more with less. I also have an automated cotton loom, if you are interested. This sucks. I can't go back to the princess with this third shift. God damn nerd dragon.

A medieval knight defeats a dragon expecting to seize its treasure, but discovers that the dragon’s hoard is actually industrial machinery. The dragon explains that productive capacity and technology create wealth more effectively than hoarding gold, while the knight complains about the disappointing loot and his third shift. This meme is used to humorously frame economic or technological arguments through a fantasy adventure scenario.

• @deenya_md / 6577 2024-03-11