21 The fatal flaw of the Gold Standard is that it is a trust-based system. It requires the people to trust gov't and banks to not print over, dilute, confiscate (EO6102), or otherwise manipulate the gold, even though there is massive politcal and economic incentive to do so. Bitcoin fixes this. (twitter.com) posted 1 year ago by quai24 1 year ago by quai24 +24 / -3 10 comments share 10 comments share save hide report block hide replies
The reason why humanity has valued gold and silver for thousands of years is because of its stability.
A few EMPS and bitcoin is easily just as flawed as gold or silver.
Nothing is truly "safe" but diversifying is always a good strategy.