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by astrodust 2423 days ago
That's not what money is.

You're describing futures.
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Acrobatic_Road 2423 days ago
Bernard Lietar identified one of the modern properties of money as indeed speculation. 99% of forex is just that.
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astrodust 2422 days ago
In banking and finance everything is speculation. Pork bellies are speculation. Gold is speculation. That they consider money to be speculation as well is just a matter of perspective.

Outside of that world it's not speculation.

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