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  The Viral Takeover: How "Dollar" Was Hijacked Like a Parasitic Virus Imagine an ancient, robust organism—one that evolved over centuries, perfectly adapted to its environment. This organism is the economy, and at its core is a vital protein:  the dollar , which originally functioned as gold and silver, a real, tangible store of value. But then, a virus appeared. Not an ordinary one—this was a  highly engineered financial pathogen  designed to infiltrate the system, alter its genetic code, and replicate itself at the expense of the host. This is the story of how a  monetary virus hijacked the world. Stage 1: The Infection – Introducing the "Currency" Virus The first step in a viral takeover is finding a way into the host. A virus cannot survive on its own—it needs to  mimic  a legitimate biological function to gain entry. For centuries, money had a strong immune system: it was tied to reality. Gold and silver had intrinsic properties that prevented co...

  The Master Word: How "Dollar" Was Hacked Like a Line of Code Imagine you’re a hacker looking to take control of a massive system—one that governs all financial transactions, global economies, and even the daily lives of billions. You don’t want to crash the system outright, because then everyone would notice and reboot it. Instead, you need a subtle exploit—something that allows you to insert yourself as the system’s invisible master without triggering alarms. In the world of cybersecurity, the best hacks exploit a vulnerability in how a system defines and validates key terms. If you can subtly change the definition of a critical variable while keeping its name intact, you can make the system behave as you wish without most users realizing anything is wrong. This is exactly what happened with the word  "dollar." Stage 1: The Trojan Horse—Separating the Dollar from Gold and Silver In software, a  Trojan horse  is a malicious program that appears legitimate but cont...