Also, I'm sure at least one of those ships has some bullion and industry grade silver on it.
Silver values can only go up when converted to the fiat dollar. This will cause inflation of the fiat dollar, while silver should hold stable and even increase in scarcity for a time, which means its value will adjust accordingly.
We're looking not at the value of silver necessarily going up, but the value of the fiat dollar going down, which makes silver look like it is going up.
Remember this, inflation is theft. The only way to legally steal from people's savings accounts is to decrease the value of the dollar.
Everything is connected.
Also, I'm sure at least one of those ships has some bullion and industry grade silver on it.
Silver values can only go up when converted to the fiat dollar. This will cause inflation of the fiat dollar, while silver should hold stable and even increase in scarcity for a time, which means its value will adjust accordingly.
We're looking not at the value of silver necessarily going up, but the value of the fiat dollar going down, which makes silver look like it is going up.
Remember this, inflation is theft. The only way to legally steal from people's savings accounts is to decrease the value of the dollar.