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by quickthrowman 1861 days ago
> Also I dont recall this much media turmoil over the credit default swap mortgage crisis fiasco of 2008.

Were you a small child in 2008 or something? The GFC and its causes (CDS and CDO blowups, among other things) were widely talked about when it was happening, you couldnt go a day without hearing about exotic derivatives and their effects on the economy/markets in the news.