• MinnesotaGoddam
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    1 day ago

    okay so when you come across a word you don’t understand (like currency), you should look it up

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      Currency

      1 a : circulation as a medium of exchange

      b : general use, acceptance, or prevalence a story gaining currency

      c : the quality or state of being current : currentness needed to check the accuracy and currency of the information

      2 a : something (such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange

      b : paper money in circulation

      c : a common article for bartering Furs were once used as currency.

      d : a medium of verbal or intellectual expression … neither side possessed any currency but clichés … —Jan Struther

      Not a single mention of stability or regulation. What is mentioned is medium of exchange which is exactly what is happening in both scenarios of the meme.