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Re:Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022 by chii on Friday September 17, 2021 @11:58PM (#28573561)
> make money worse as a commodity if we wish to make it better as a medium of exchange

This describes inflation, in so many words. That's why central banks targeting a low level inflation is an excellent idea - it makes people spend money, rather than save. Spending can include investment to stave off inflation's effects - which, in turn, makes for increases in productivity over all.

Re:Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022 by snikeris on Saturday September 18, 2021 @04:49AM (#28574685)
Inflation incentivizes debt, debt leads to fragility, and then we're surprised when things break.