A good discussion on money and BTC on X
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Elon said it best when he compared money to a data set for the recording of labor. He mentioned this in the context of why throwing money at a problem doesn't solve the issue. The labor must be allocated in order for the task to be completed. Money is the transitional dataset that allows other data pools to be tethered and connected.
The natural evolution of money is digitization. Many will say that money isn't money unless it is tangible. Something that is tangible isn't always useful though. Gold may be the most valuable tangible resource, but it will become increasingly less practical for monetary practices as its value continues to climb. Instead, precious metals should be seen as investments.
I think a great many Anons get confused when they hear about digital currency. They have this idea that traditional investments will go away in light of the tokenization of stocks, bonds, and currencies. Gold and Silver will always be around as a long term investment. The day to day financial world will run on blockchain ledgers that cannot be defrauded like the stock market of today.
well said
More specifically, money is a way to get the labour moving so that people dont have to finish completing the product before exchanging it for something else they value.
It is also a way to get around the fact that you might not be able to exchange the stuff you have with the stuff you want directly.
So money is a placeholder. Placeholder both for time, and for assets.
So everytime money is created, it represents a product that someone wants and willing purchase.
As soon as the full transaction is completed the money should get removed from the system.
Example:
At the core, this is all the money is needed for. Instead of each person giving his own pieces of paper (thats quite possible, but you need incentive to make sure people keep their promises - like debtors' prison), you have the government give pieces of paper that promises gold / silver / energy etc.
But the point is, money should be created when a certain amount of labour is necessary, and it should be destroyed when that labour is completed.