My mother was being hounded by a debt collector over a debt that she didn't owe, and she eventually just paid it because she wanted the calls to stop. I was very surprised. It sounded so strange. I started poking around on the internet and found this was extremely common. There was this world where these debts were sold off by the banks for pennies on the dollar and bought and sold.
Most of us, myself included, have forgotten what real darkness is like. We live in a world where light is inescapable. It comes from street lamps, he… - Jake Halpern
Most of us, myself included, have forgotten what real darkness is like. We live in a world where light is inescapable. It comes from street lamps, he…
- Jake Halpern
My mother was being hounded by a debt collector over a debt that she didn't owe, and she eventually just paid it because she wanted the calls to stop… - Jake Halpern
My mother was being hounded by a debt collector over a debt that she didn't owe, and she eventually just paid it because she wanted the calls to stop…
Imagine having "no chain of titles for cars, no VIN numbers, and no DMV. There'd be total chaos! But that's basically the system for debt. - Jake Halpern
Imagine having "no chain of titles for cars, no VIN numbers, and no DMV. There'd be total chaos! But that's basically the system for debt.
That was my concept from the beginning - a crazy caper that's a parable for what happens in the absence of regulation. - Jake Halpern
That was my concept from the beginning - a crazy caper that's a parable for what happens in the absence of regulation.
I was interested in this relationship between the armed robber and the banker who were from different worlds but had similar goals. It was kind of a … - Jake Halpern
I was interested in this relationship between the armed robber and the banker who were from different worlds but had similar goals. It was kind of a …
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