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by yoavm 1477 days ago
Well, here you need to trust that their app will exist next year. And perhaps also that something will happen when you cut the notes, but I'm not sure I got that part...

I don't know if it exactly like gold certificates, but it sounds pretty close to "I'll pay you with cashews" to me. It's not terrible - I bet a many people exchange goods like this every day.