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by akiselev 1296 days ago
Interest rates exist to incentivize loans in a universe where there’s a risk borrowers might not pay them back. The Roman Catholic Church decisively proved during the middle ages that no interest = no loans

You just described escrow with extra ~steps~ risk which has nothing to do with loans unless you’re suggesting borrowers put up 150-200% of the capital they want to borrow? (!?!?)