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> Serious question: what value would gold have in a post-apocalyptic world? If I'm selling something, why should I take gold in exchange for it, instead of some
by UncleEntity 9y ago
> Serious question: what value would gold have in a post-apocalyptic world? If I'm selling something, why should I take gold in exchange for it, instead of something useful, like ammunition or food or water?
What if the people who want your goat don't have what you want to immediately consume but you know for sure Bob down the street (who doesn't particularly like goats) will trade ammo for gold?
- jcranmer 9y agoWhy would Bob take my gold? More importantly, why would he take my gold and not my dollar bills?
- UncleEntity 9y agoBecause Bob knows he can use the gold to buy a chicken from Alice and she doesn't take USD because of the apocalypse? Or perhaps your goat ate all your dollars...