“Money is just collective delusion we all agree to believe in”
Agree
- Currency has no inherent value whatsoever
- Society could reorganize around different systems entirely
- Belief sustains it not material reality
- Fiat money is literally imaginary numbers
Disagree
- Money solves real coordination problems effectively
- Shared belief makes it functionally real
- Medium of exchange creates genuine value
- All social constructs are real in effects
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