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by Retric 517 days ago
> Whether a good is fungible is a a subjective thing.

It’s a continuum, but not particularly subjective. The degree to which something is an equivalent good depends on how people treat the item in question.

They may both be religious books but I doubt you’d find many people ambivalent if they are buying a Bible or Quran. They evaluate a used car based on mileage, but people are far more picky about content.