Are these the bit coins everyone's been talking about?

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Coinage is just a fad. Look at how easy the system is to game! We'll be back to silver ingots in no time, mark my words.
- Pff, modern nonsense.
  
  Who has time for metallurgy at scale?
  
  Tally Sticks. That's where its at.
  
  Anyone can counterfeit a tally stick. Now a cowrie shell…
Here's an interesting article about inflation, currency devaluation, and how market effects that no one back then understood probably caused the downfall of the Roman Empire.

https://www.dailyhistory.org/What_Role_Did_Inflation_Play_in_the_Collapse_of_the_Roman_Empire
- for more images like the post, google "inflation porn"
  
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No, these have actual intrinsic value.
- Intrinsic, ehh... Silver is shiny when polished, and doesn't rust (as much as other metals), therefore it looks nice, and therfore has value.
  
  The material also has value from its material properties, not just its looks.

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