wood for sheep?

  • @[email protected]
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    810 months ago

    The same can be said for banknotes, they are quite useless as paper, they are mostly valuable because people see them as valuable and perceptions can change

    • Ignotum
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      810 months ago

      I’m gonna start carrying houses, food and water in my wallet instead

    • @[email protected]
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      110 months ago

      Right, which is why using gold for a currency replacement is folly. They’re both valued based on something other than their real world applications, so if you trust one to stay relevant, you should probably trust the second as well.