Money is a fairly simple concept. But it seems to generate legions of philosophical confusions.
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Replying to @simplic10
@simplic10 because of the concept of fiat, perhaps?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MitchDokken I think the confusions are conceptually prior to any talk of fiat, inflation, etc. More basic than that.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MitchDokken E.g., ancient hatred of usury, despite fact that lending at no interest is a loss to the lender.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@simplic10@MitchDokken "there is no royal road here. non-usury and economic efficiency, two values. potential tradeoff between them."1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@tipsfromkatee@MitchDokken Wow, that's the long troll. :)2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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@simplic10 @MitchDokken long troll? i just got here.
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