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Money as Economic Potential
A reply arguing money isn't paper but a representation of economic potential energy.
Key points
- @sailaunderscore argues that "money is paper" is a meaningless phrase, and says money is a representation of economic potential energy that is printed on paper for convenience.
- The post quotes @Will_Schryver calling "It's just money. It's made up." one of the best scenes in a finance movie.
- The original poster replies in the thread that the film missed with the CEO (John Tuld) character, saying he would never need the first part of that monologue.
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Original post
I've always had an issue with this meaningless "money, it's just paper" and other empty phrases told by 120 IQ bullshitters to impress 100 IQ retards.
Money isn't paper. Money is a representation of economic potential energy. It's printed on paper because that's convenient.Quoting @Will_Schryver: “It’s just money. It’s made up.”
One of best scenes in a finance movie https://t.co/tC1J44KlBu
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Reaction on X: Replies largely push back on the framing rather than the movie point: one says money is not potential energy but a way of collectively remembering past economic behavior, and another argues commerce developed to sublimate the violence otherwise needed to overcome food hoarding. Others frame it as an IQ test about distinguishing what's fake from an abstraction of something real, and the original poster responds about the CEO character.
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From @sailaunderscore, @TakeYourPhysic, @TheStalwart and others. Spam removed, with English and Chinese translations.
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