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I wish it was satire.(lemmy.ml)

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JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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Gold has some value from use in corrosion resistant cables, contacts, or telescopes, but it’s mostly just an agreed upon store of value like any other currency

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explodicle@local106.com
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So it is worth something then.

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JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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I mean usd cash can be used for fire kindling. Both get the vast majority of their value from our collective decision to think that they are valuable.

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explodicle@local106.com
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That’s a quality of the paper it’s printed on, regardless of denomination.

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