Fungible doesn't mean replacing one item with the exact same item in the way he's using it. It means you're replacing it with something else that serves the sa

Fungible doesn't mean replacing one item with the exact same item in the way he's using it. It means you're replacing it with something else that serves the same purpose. Fungible: Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility; The entire premise was that coal is fungible because you can replace it with solar, and nobody* cares as long as their lights still turn on. You can't do the same with food, you can't replace beef with soy beans - in fact for most people you can't replace beef with anything, they want beef. *coal miners care, the vast majority of the public does not