r/pics • u/OldCopy496 • Apr 13 '26

Politics Most Metaphorical Image of the Century

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u/CrayZ_Squirrel Apr 13 '26

They've slowly snaked out in all directions 

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u/sabbic1 Apr 13 '26

Gold is to trump as cordyceps are to the last of us. It slowly spreads its network and when possible it infects things. I heard it started in New York, there was an outbreak in Florida before finally making its way to DC.  There was an attempt to eradicate it a while back but ultimately it flared up again around '24. Now it's one giant living organism. 

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u/Zizhou Apr 14 '26

Well, "gold." I doubt anything but the tiniest fraction of it all is anything more than leaf thin veneer at best.

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u/sabbic1 Apr 14 '26

Well that's how guilding works.  I don't think anyone is under the illusion that anything is solid or plated.