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by Scarblac 2457 days ago
No, money is (mostly) a government tool used to make the economy run smoothly, it doesn't have intrinsic value.
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50656E6973 2457 days ago
Just to clarify: by "material basis" I dont mean "intrinisic" but rather "representational" like how when money was first invented, 1 unit of money represented 1 unit of material wealth (i.e. one cow)
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