why were the Magi supposed to be such famed gift-givers anyway? gold, frankincense and myrrh were just hard assets. it's like getting cash except you basically have to take the extra step of selling it to somebody to have money to buy the shit you want
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Replying to @Nymphomachy
They're portable and compact hard assets It's the only practical way to give someone a lot of money at once, it's the equivalent of writing a check
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Nymphomachy
Basically they brought Amazon gift vouchers.
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Replying to @vashti @Nymphomachy
No, it's the opposite, they brought something intrinsically valuable that can be traded for anything (including outside of the country)
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