Potato chips have some intrinsic utility. Coins (digital or otherwise) generally do not. I think this is what makes 'breaking up potato chips' into a million p

Potato chips have some intrinsic utility. Coins (digital or otherwise) generally do not. I think this is what makes 'breaking up potato chips' into a million pieces to solve hunger seem ridiculous. Where-as splitting a coin into values seems natural. To me at least.