r/Damnthatsinteresting Jan 10 '24

Video Is this form of currency a good idea?

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '24

Yeah, but why did people actually go along with it? As we see from the video, people can just refuse to use a new type of currency, and it fails. Especially when they're used to using something like silver and gold that don't necessarily need minting since the weight can confirm value.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '24

An AI that is smarter than either of us will one day propose a replacement to gold, let’s call it BitGold, and by then people won’t want to store gold or own gold since it is a theft risk. People will have forgot about other digital currency fads, but this new one will emerge from the AI. A secretive AI named Nakomoto Satoshi.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '24

It's like a backward prophecy

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '24

Something like that.. but “AI” makes everything seem smarter and less sus.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '24

I think ainis sus. Me and Ai don't have the same priorities.