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by boringg 1615 days ago
Fiat currency is based on trust - so was the gold standard to a degree. Trust is an important part of society. We rip trust away in our societal institutions and we are left in a terrible existence.

If you boil everything down - trust a critical function. Your day is filled with trust of functioning. Without it you would live in pure chaos. I find these arguments facile.