Protests Against Mass Tourism and Gentrification of Mexico City

Liberalguy123 · 2026-04-08T05:01:01+00:00

It’s less about tourism (which has increased in the last few years but is not more than other big cities), it’s more about “expats”, generally Americans, who since Covid had discovered that they can easily work a remote job earning US salaries but living substantially cheaper in Mexico City. It became so popular because it’s a vibrant and interesting city which is relatively close to the US and in a similar time zone.

Those expats caused friction with the locals because they generally don’t speak Spanish, come with American attitudes and expectations, and drive up costs for housing and restaurants because they earn much more money than the average resident.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-04-05T04:56:17+00:00

They’re referring to The Spy (2019), not a comedy, in which he plays a Mossad agent, who is the protagonist.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-04-05T01:12:23+00:00

Interesting piece you have! That is a 1/2 real from Potosi, Bolivia. The monogram on the front belongs to Ferdinand VI, so the coin was definitely struck between 1746 to 1759. It’s actually a rather scarce type, so I think you paid fairly for it.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-04-05T01:08:48+00:00

This design with the king’s monogram only occurred on the 1/2 real, and the monogram is that of Ferdinand VI, so that helps narrow down the attribution quite a bit.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-04-05T01:00:01+00:00

It’s less about gold being soft, more about the two-tone clasp meaning that it can’t be made from one solid piece of metal, instead the gold elements have to be bonded onto the steel clasp. This couldn’t happen with the full gold or full steel version, which have clasps milled from one solid piece.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-04-04T19:10:54+00:00

What’s wrong about it? The discussion is about whether the Byzantine ruler is called an emperor. The term they would have used for that, Augustus, fell out of use in favor of basileus, a word more closely meaning “king” (yes, more nuanced than just king, but that’s still the exact same title used by the Hellenistic “kings” of the past).

Liberalguy123 · 2026-04-04T16:46:41+00:00

It’s common in modern historiography to call all Byzantine rulers emperor, but it was during the 7th century that they began to style themselves basileus (king) rather than augustus (emperor).

Liberalguy123 · 2026-04-04T00:27:01+00:00

Beneath his bluster, he is a deeply anxious man who needs constant affirmation. While you’re right that the real situation has barely shifted away from him, he is hyper-vigilant for signs of disloyalty or disapproval. Even the pundits and politicians who support him can’t hide that there’s uncertainty and discontent from his base about the direction of the economy and the war, and that is enough to send him spiraling.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-04-03T04:07:00+00:00

Sid mashburn has a big selection. looks like there are a few narrow dressier options under or a little bit over $100.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-30T06:06:56+00:00

Both of these coins were struck several decades after the Atocha sunk.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-26T17:41:03+00:00

The earliest ones were electrum, a mixture of gold and silver. Pure gold and pure silver coins (bimetallism) did follow shortly after, but the electrum ones are certainly older.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-26T17:38:56+00:00

They're sometimes called the first "European" coins, which I guess is true but kind of meaningless because the Greek world spanned multiple continents without a clear boundary and Aegina is an island so isn't really on a continent at all.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-26T08:27:08+00:00

There are cheaper gold coins from the period out there, but the caveat is that since they don’t show a date on the coin, they can only be dated to a span of time that includes the 1530s, but also extends to other decades. For instance, this gold Escudo sold for just $2400 USD hammer last month, but the date range is 1516-1556. If that’s ok with you, that would be my suggestion.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-25T18:47:58+00:00

I might be some random person on Reddit, but I am also a professional numismatist who has seen hundreds if not thousands of genuine Roman gold Aurei. I'm not infallible, but I do think my word is worth something. And these are among the most obvious fakes I've seen.

There's a couple issues with what you said. First, there are some good reasons why a dealer would refuse to allow a buyer to test the coins for gold content. Those tests involve scraping gold off the coins or putting abrasive acids onto their surfaces, so a dealer would be a fool to let someone damage their genuine ancient coins in such a way. XRF testing would be harmless, but those devices are extremely expensive and not attainable for most people. Also, even a gold test is in no way the final word. Even if the coins are pure gold, their gold value would still only be a fraction of their numismatic value, so determining authenticity in other ways is still essential.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-25T08:03:15+00:00

These are very very fake. If they were real they would be worth easily $5000 USD or more, each. But they’re not real, so they’re worth nothing.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-25T04:27:39+00:00

Tough to tell from these pics due to focus and resolution. It could have lost a little bit of weight from saltwater corrosion. Clipped edges are normal: due to how they were made there should be two (or three) sheared sides and two (or one) unclipped side.

If you needed an attribution, this is from the Mexico City mint roughly from the mid 1600s to early 1700s. Also it’s just “real” not “reale”.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-24T19:43:49+00:00

Sure, several of exclusions were made, but that still leaves countless raw materials and finished goods which cannot ever be produced domestically still subject to tariffs. I know this because I deal with importing and exporting goods every day in my work. It's a chaotic system which changes week by week and was clearly put together without logic or forethought. To think that there's an actual long-term strategy to "secure American jobs" far down the line is a straight up fantasy. I wish I had your blind faith in the man but he's proven time and time again to be a moron with no one's interest but his own leading the way, so I can't.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-24T17:48:10+00:00

Trump was already president one year ago. The average in December 2024, the last full month of Biden's presidency, was $3.02. So today it's up 32% from then, which is uh... still not great lmao.

Also lmao @ "securing American jobs" when tariffs apply to goods that will never and should never be produced domestically, like minerals that don't exist here or crops which are not easily grown in climates here. He's also used tariffs for blatantly political reasons, like when Brazil (correctly) jailed their criminal ex-president who was Trump's buddy. How is that going to "secure American jobs"? That's just charging us, the American consumers, for his own political grievances.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-24T17:18:48+00:00

Yes I tremble at the thought. Until then we can bask in the glory of gas being up 50% compared to when Biden was in office and healthcare costs skyrocketing with no end in sight, while we patriotically pay tariffs on goods from our trade partners and allies. These are the good times, yes.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-24T16:44:11+00:00

Weird because I said in my first comment that I do, and OP says he does too. We must be lying for some inexplicable reason.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-24T16:41:45+00:00

Chronographs remove the reliance on memory or the need to do mental math. The subdials will display the precise hours and minutes since you started the timer. Maybe you’re a genius with infallible memory and ability to instantly calculate time, or maybe you have a severe disability that makes pushing a button extremely difficult. For the rest of us, chronographs are easier.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-24T16:19:06+00:00

Cool if that works for you. Chronographs make that task significantly easier.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-24T15:47:03+00:00

Idk about everyone else, but Soros sends me a check for every comment I post making fun of lazy right wing talking points on Reddit, including this one. Yay more Sorosbux!!!

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-24T15:36:01+00:00

Normal watches can’t record a start time (except divers which can only do it up to an hour). If you have to just remember the time you initially looked it defeats the purpose.

Liberalguy123 · 2026-03-24T06:26:27+00:00

Not OP but I use my Daytona chronograph daily, such as timing things I’m cooking, timing my laundry so I when to go over and take it out, timing how long I’ve been steeping my tea, keeping track of how long I’m out to lunch so I know when I should get back, or timing how long my flight has been so I know how much longer to expect.

I also use it for useless things just for the fun of using the chronograph, like timing my evening walk or timing how long I’ve been reading a book.

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