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by HPsquared 170 days ago
You can't eat gold.
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You also can't eat money, but I imagine it's pretty useful if you're hungry
If all the sudden someone airdrops a hundred tons of $100 bills into your area, you are going to have a hard time buying food with just the $20 in your wallet.

That is what is being discussed.