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 Imagine a currency you can borrow but reverts back to its previous owner at some point in the future, like money on a string and a hook?  What could you do with that kind of currency if every person knew the currency had this trait?  Who would even want it, except to get rid of as fast as possible for something that doesn’t get pulled away

That is what we work for every day.  The #fiat currency we earn has a built-in defect that reverts a small but incremental portion back to its originator every day.  This is the money in your pocket.  Your #fiat does not store your work—its built-in mechanism transfers itself back to the state over long periods of time

Switch to #bitcoin and cut the string