Yeah, so this Libertarian dude in Republican skin made me think…
You know, in physics units of measure are always rooted with some quantity in nature. For example a meter is defined as “the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second.” (I had to look up the number. :> ) Thats desired because nature = concrete = real. So you would think a system where one dollar equals blah-blah units of gold in Fort Knox would be a good idea. That is, the paper in your wallet refers to a “real” object, not some arbitrary abstraction subject to all sorts of government exploitation and instabilities.
Yeah, so this Libertarian dude in Republican skin made me think…
You know, in physics units of measure are always rooted with some quantity in nature. For example a meter is defined as “the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second.” (I had to look up the number. :> ) Thats desired because nature = concrete = real. So you would think a system where one dollar equals blah-blah units of gold in Fort Knox would be a good idea. That is, the paper in your wallet refers to a “real” object, not some arbitrary abstraction subject to all sorts of government exploitation and instabilities.
Ok, rant is over. Need to hit an ATM.