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Banks and governments, and others looking to create something out of nothing, were restricted by gold.
minkaminka
replied 2311d
You are starting a thread on fundamentals in the psychology of wealth-building. Gold is important as BTC is important because man has fear. Fears are subsided with a form of security.
replied 2311d
To add to that, man holds a cash balance to prepare for uncertainty.
minkaminka
replied 2311d
There's always uncertainty. Just makes us feel better. So, anything to mitigate risk and the feeling of suffering.
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Not exactly. You can still create debt money with Gold. Just lend 1$ to your friend and him lend it again and once more, congrats, you indebted 3$ of goods with 1$. No printing needed.