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Re:Exponential Economist Meets Finite Physicist (2012) by sdenton4 on Thursday May 30, 2019 @06:49AM (#20049917)
Of course, we've seen a similar type of fiction already in the history of economics.

"This piece of paper represents a chunk of gold!"

"No, it doesn't."

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Re:Exponential Economist Meets Finite Physicist (2012) by drdeca on Thursday May 30, 2019 @09:40AM (#20051000)
“Represents” is a tricky word.

Though, whether one can exchange a particular paper for a particular amount of gold is not a matter of pure imagination.

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