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Vijayee Kulkaa edited this page Oct 15, 2015
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tldr; Think like a banker
Capitalism with fiat currency as its token under central banks have the drawbacks of
cyclical consumption to pay debt
impossible to repay debt
exponential increase in debt per increase currency
impossible to pay
increase in currency without real substance
demeaning affect on value of human life
artificial scarcity
creates propaganda as value
Gives semi-permanent unfair advantages to those with more capital
aggregates power in groups and disenfranchises individuals
incentivizes counterfeiting
incentivizes abuse of natural resources
incentivizes corruption
incentivizes misinformation
Capitalism with commodity backed currency as its token have the drawbacks of
real scarcity
aggregates power in groups and disenfranchises individuals
contextual devaluation
incentivizes counterfeiting
incentivizes abuse of natural resources
incentivizes imperialism to gain resources
demeaning affect on value of human life
incentivizes corruption
incentivizes misinformation
Both have benefits of
incentivizing production
incentivizing human cooperation
common provides unit of measurement for value to humans
The primary role of a banker is to store valuables to humans and create a common unit of measurement that models that value. This facilitates commerce with out complex property exchange logistics.