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Re:Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on? by johnmorrison on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @05:56PM (#21328850)
Fiat currency is not backed by gold, in fact, it is not backed by anything.

Also, gold is not inherently valuable. It will become a regular common metal once we shift extraction to the asteroid belt.

The truth is there really isn't much with "inherent" value out there, with the notable exception of potential energy.

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