>So? That's a big problem because you need to force people to do something. How are you going to force someone to not use an asset that benefits them over an a

>So? That's a big problem because you need to force people to do something. How are you going to force someone to not use an asset that benefits them over an asset that does not benefit them. You have to convince them to use the inferior asset because it benefits society. That's hard to do in reality because most people are selfish by virtue of human nature. >I'm sure you know this, but this is exactly the opposite of what behavioral economics has shown. Really? That's news to me. I think you are confused by what the science is actually telling us. It is telling us that people make bad decisions because of biases. The person was still thinking that they are doing something the benefits them but due to these biases they make decisions which are not rational in hindsight. The science is not telling us that people make non-rational decisions on purpose. PBS NOVA did a good documentary on the topic called mind over money. >rue, but if your currency is gaining value, you will be less inclined to spend that currency to start or invest in businesses, e.g. I find nothing wrong with that. If businesses want the money then they will need to provide exceptional value to the customer as always.