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Re:Time is the only real currency we have by manmal on Saturday April 25, 2020 @10:16AM (#22978237)
Energy - or rather, the ability to convert it between various forms, like food > kinetic energy - is also a currency that we are born with. If you have grown very old, even having a week on hand will not help you lift a sledge hammer.
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Re:Time is the only real currency we have by contravariant on Saturday April 25, 2020 @12:44PM (#22979323)
Well, even that is not quite right. The amount of energy we can actually use is small relative to the total amount of available energy.

We're born with a relative lack of entropy, which is the only thing that allows us to do anything. Eventually we inevitably return to equilibrium.

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