How EVE Online's Developers Accidentally Created Real-World Inflation

You know that feeling when you buy something and the price jumps 50% the next week? EVE Online players lived through that nightmare for two straight years. Emma Reid breaks down how a video game's economy crashed harder than the 2008 housing market and what it teaches us about real-world inflation. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • How EVE Online processes $500,000 monthly in real money through virtual currency (and why that matters for actual economies) • The exact moment developers created artificial scarcity that sent basic ship prices up 300% in 24 months • Why 40% of players rage-quit during the economic crisis (and how this mirrors real consumer behavior during in...