The dollar is representative of the work you contributed to the economy
If that's true, nobody on Social Security Disability would be getting money.
weirdwallace75
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So basically, the more people who believe in the value of some thing, the more that thing holds actual value?
Yes. That's how value works.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_value
The paradox of value (also known as the diamond–water paradox) is the contradiction that, although water is on the whole more useful, in terms of survival, than diamonds, diamonds command a higher price in the market.
Real money is backed by a country’s respective economy
True.
its an IOU from the government
False.
An IOU from the government is a bond.
If someone says something that a lot of people want to be true with no evidence... it ain't true.
A coaster does not necessarily violate minimalism, but true minimalism would not need a coaster because surfaces would not be harmed by a drink with condensation.
Your variety of minimalism means people don't buy nice things, which is bad because nice things last longer. Plastic chemically decays, sometimes in harmful ways, whereas wood is a long-term investment if you maintain it properly.
So they're helping Trump win. No actual difference.
Sanders couldn't even win the primary. Look at how poorly he did in 2020, too.
Unironically, they hate us for our freedoms.
We have the freedom to read and say what we want, and they can't stand to hear their beliefs challenged.
We have the freedom to have sex and not get sick or pregnant, and they can't stand their purity religion being disobeyed.
We have the freedom to be who we are, and they can't stand to see their simplistic notions of sex and gender disproven.
We have the freedom to not be religious, and they can't stand to see irreligious people living happy lives.
We have the freedom to ignore them, and they can't stand not being the center of attention.
Does 15 week ban mean no abortion after 15 weeks? That sounds reasonable.
It isn't, though: It's forcing birth on someone who doesn't want it, and probably forcing a child into a bad home.
I'm posting from lemmy.world now.
Glass is heavy and fragile, and dangerous when it breaks.