SolidGrue@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMoney. Why does THAT work?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareMoney. Why does THAT work?SolidGrue@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
What even IS “currency,” when you get right down to it? Don’t tell me about the little green papers. Not when there’s AMEX.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIn America, and other countries, it used to be backed by gold.
In America, and other countries, it used to be backed by gold.