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    #67 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply+13
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    I mean i guess it sorta makes sense, considering the value of a piece of paper is merely depicted by the numbers someone wrote on it, then surely someone else can come along and declare it worth $20 instead of $10 since the physical paper has no value in itself.   
   
I wish we had stuck to exchanging precious metals and whatnot, this paper currency is ********
    I mean i guess it sorta makes sense, considering the value of a piece of paper is merely depicted by the numbers someone wrote on it, then surely someone else can come along and declare it worth $20 instead of $10 since the physical paper has no value in itself.

    I wish we had stuck to exchanging precious metals and whatnot, this paper currency is ********
    User avatar#140 to #67 - fosforgasxiii
    Reply-1
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    That worked in a feudal economy in the middle ages, but it wouldn't work in a modern economy. What if a company wants to invest, say $50 million in a project? Do they need to bring a train full of gold? How should a government be able to collect billions of tax money in a country as big as the US? How do you pay a vending machine? Does every store now needs a saw to be able to give change? What about online buying/banking?
    And last but not least, metal is heavy, do you want to cary pounds of silver and gold with you everytime you go shopping?
    User avatar#116 to #67 - rescueryan
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    Well then banks and such would be invalid since electronic currency is the same sort of thing. In that case say goodbye to alot of technology like online shopping etc
    User avatar#107 to #67 - godhatesusall
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    Fiat money.
    User avatar#105 to #67 - tehpwnz
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    yea man, it would be so much more convenient to lug around sacks of coins everywhere
    User avatar#86 to #67 - alarmdemon
    Reply+1
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    well before 1933 money was redeemable in gold.
    User avatar#77 to #67 - carneymaster
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    Paper money used to be silver notes. you could take them to any bank and exchange them for silver. dollar for dollar. pound for pound. You get it, anyway. Now, they are federal reserve notes, they are not even worth anything unless the government says they are.
    #78 to #77 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    exactly, and what if your government fails and all "virtual value" of paper bills are lost. then everyone with money is left with a stack of paper with drawings on it.

    I personally invest in gold, its always going to have value regardless of bitchy governments
    User avatar#80 to #78 - carneymaster
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    The south had this exact problem with confederate money. And the problem with gold is, The government can confiscate all gold everywhere. Its a real law. The gold hedges and stuff count on the government being to scared to do something that drastic though, and i would imagine they are right.
    #88 to #80 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    I live in straya so i dunno laws in murica
    User avatar#72 to #67 - Keoul
    Reply+5
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    To be fair lugging around precious metals would be a massive pain in the ass.
    It's waaay heavier than paper money and it's worth are in "fixed" amounts.

    Say you have a 500g piece of gold and you want to purchase something that costs 299g (let's be honest that 99 ******** would still happen) How would you split it and how would change work?

    Both sides have it's benefits.
    #135 to #72 - anon id: c71f0063
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    considering gold is worth about 10x as much as silver and silver is 10x as much as copper.....
    It would be very easy to calculate. I say this and don't give you a straight answer because precious metals are measured in troy ounces, not grams.
    User avatar#110 to #72 - dragonock
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    bitcoin
    User avatar#111 to #110 - Keoul
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    I have no idea how the hell that works.
    It perplexes me and I don't ever want to dabble in it.

    Some junk about computers doing complicated calculations to generate each bitcoin and that's all I know about em.
    User avatar#112 to #111 - dragonock
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    yes but there is only a set amount generated and governments can't control it because of the algorithms and encryption, i think currenty 1 bitcoin is around 40$ I don't mess with it either because of the intense cpu required
    #73 to #72 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply+1
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    yeah ofcourse you wouldnt want to be carrying arounnd bags of metals, but in saying that over hundreds of years we would have surely come up with an efficient and easy method of trading.
    User avatar#84 to #73 - Keoul
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    How about credit cards?
    Aside from all your finance being in held by an evil bank corporation type dealio it's pretty sweet, even moreso when they add more variety in the cards like debit or what have you.

    #92 to #84 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    i dont use credit cards, and dont know why people do either, its a ******* evil scam.
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    User avatar#95 to #92 - Keoul
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    To shop online for one.
    And for actual credit cards not debit cards it's basically a mini-loan you can take that's often interest free for a few days, so as long as you're punctual interest doesn't hit you hard. It's pretty handy when you need something now but don't have the money for it like going for groceries and you forgot to withdraw from the bank that day.
    #97 to #95 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    yeah online shopping, i guess that would be one of the setbacks, obviously im not argueing that metal trading is master race with no flaws, i just personally think its better than some **** the government gives you
    User avatar#70 to #67 - rhiaanor
    Reply+1
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    "You are getting paid in 4 pounds of gold, 7 ounces of iron and 1 1/2 ounce of bronze for this week's salary." Yeah because you know, it would be so easy to do things like that. "Here jimmy you get 1/2 ounce of iron for washing the dishes" No.
    #71 to #70 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    calm yer tits there mate, I wasnt being literal, and anyhow, if civilization did stick to exchanging metals, surely there would be a much advanced method of doing so other than "here take this hunk of metal".. -.-
    #106 to #71 - tehpwnz
    Reply+1
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    you're right we progressed such a long way since we exchanged pieces of metal for things
    you're right we progressed such a long way since we exchanged pieces of metal for things
    #79 to #71 - alhemicar
    Reply+1
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    Like, maybe giving you a tiny piece of paper that weights almost nothing???
    #83 to #79 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply-2
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    your not putting it into perspective, if we did still use metals as a means of exchange, you would not be living your life as it is now, with wallets and whatnot. infact your house would not even look the same, just off the top of my head i could think of a system where everyones house had an underground or backyard 'safe' where precious items are kept, and when out buying something you make some sort of contract agreement, then at the end of the week or month, a collector comes by and collects the amount you owe during that period. that probably isnt the most efficient but just one way. it would still be better to have soemthing of real value rather than virtual value.
    #85 to #83 - alhemicar
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    Oh I certainly am putting it into perspective. But excuse me for failing to realize why the **** that is anything better than using virtual value?
    #87 to #85 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    you really dont know what the benifit of having something with REAL SOLID VALUE that isnt affected by governments and control as opposed to VIRTUAL VALUE DICTATED BY A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAS THE RISK OF LOSING IT ALL? really? aside from the convenience of carrying it in your pocket, theres no other real benifit to bank notes
    User avatar#108 to #87 - tehpwnz
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    you do realize that nothing in the universe has real solid value right? things are valuable because people have decided they are (usually because they are pretty looking, but not necessarily)
    #109 to #108 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    well we go by the common argument that the rarer something is the more value it has.. according to your logic then nothing in the universe has any sort of value both physically and mentally.
    #89 to #87 - alhemicar
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    Uh, oh, you do realize metal curencies would still be recognized in only one country? It's the ******* same.
    #93 to #89 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    uhh no not really, it wouldnt be a metal "currency" the solid value of the item, be it gold, silver or copper, would have a value in every country regardless, because it isnt depicted by government
    #94 to #93 - alhemicar
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    Except that it would have the nation's coat of arms on it : P
    Except that it would have the nation's coat of arms on it : P
    #96 to #94 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    lel, doesnt change the value of the physical item just because of printings on it. i really dont think you get the idea do you?
    #99 to #96 - alhemicar
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    You do understand it wouldn't keep it's own value? You still have coins but 1 penny =/= 1 pfenning.

    What you are talking about exists today too, it's called hard currency.
    #101 to #99 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    well ofcourse it wouldnt keep its exact value in one country the same as another, exchange rates would still apply, but what my main point im trying to argue is that no matter what you would have something with real value.
    #102 to #101 - alhemicar
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    True, but it's actual value would mostly be far smaller than it's currencial value (again because of bitchy goverments).
    #103 to #102 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    hah yep, there is no real solution to it, but theres gotta be better ways than merely having pieces of paper with imaginary value you know what i mean
    #81 to #79 - ilikebuttsex
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    no.. stop trying faggot..
    #82 to #81 - alhemicar
    Reply0
    (06/27/2013)[-]
    trying =/= succeeding
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