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I dont understand why gold has an intrinsic why do we back money in shiny metals and not pieces of compressed carbon if scarcity determines a big part of value

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>has an intrinsic
fuck

Actually Diamonds are extremely plentiful and can be made in a lab, gold cannot. So there is that.

why dont we back money in more rare metals to increase value such as platinum

physically cringed

You can literally buy diamonds at home depot

diamonds are not rare at all, you can buy sandpaper with artificial diamonds at any hardware store.

i want to know what idiodic discord group decided to try to shill monero by getting a video of a normal (non qt) thott to try to appeal to Jow Forums.

gold can be lab made, for now it is merely cheaper to just dig it.