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Time is the only real currency we have

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Re: Time is the only real currency we have

#8
The movie "in time" (2011) kind of explores this. At the time, I wrote:

> it gets you thinking. What prevents time from being used as currency? Or are we really doing the same by paying people an hourly rate instead of based on their accomplishments? Not to mention how many lives that million years capsule must have cost.

Re: Time is the only real currency we have

#10
This is why a fixed currency makes sense.

You work and convert your time into currency which can be traded for other goods or services.

When currency is manipulated, it allows the manipulator to make your currency worth more or less. effectively theft.

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