How do people survive in nations experiencing hyperinflation?

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In instances such as Zimbabwe or Argentina, where hyperinflation spirals out of control, how do people feed themselves and pay for the bare necessities? Does the government step in and provide the support needed to prevent mass starvation?

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I asked an Argentinian this very thing in the 1990s, in the early days of the public internet. I can’t believe it took this long to get a Milei type of presidente.
Basically, movies and games are good and cheap entertainment. Guns and booze were good not only for their intended purposes but for trading as well. This fellow traded his skills for food.

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