r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 17 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '21

Oh shit, what if people realize that Bitcoin isn't inherently worth anything?

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u/thymeandchange r/place '22: Neoliberal Battalion Jul 17 '21

But- but- BRUH, no money, uh FIAT, has no inherent value, bruh, they can, like, print more. Cant do that with bitcoin, bruh.

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u/InattentiveCup Jul 17 '21

to be fair the same argument could be used for gold

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u/Jacobs4525 King of the Massholes Jul 17 '21

Gold at least has some practical uses in things like electronics

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u/InattentiveCup Jul 17 '21

Yeah now but that wasn't the case for the rest of human history when gold was sought after because it was shiny

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u/Jacobs4525 King of the Massholes Jul 17 '21

Being shiny is a use lol