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We should strive to eliminate finance, not to go back to the past when each lord had their own currency. Cryptocurrency is hindering human progress.


If compared to the national currencies Bitcoin is 16th largest, larger than 100+ national currencies

https://coinmarketcap.com/fiat-currencies/

So the development is towards other direction - less currencies of lords.


Disagree, I am talking about whole set of cryptocurrencies. see here: https://coinmarketcap.com/all/views/all/.


A fully automated post scarcity society would be nice.


Indeed.


You're contradicting your original post by agreeing


How so? Economies only exist because of scarcity. A post scarcity society would naturally have no need for an economy.


How, post scarcity (star-trek like) world does not need currency or finance at all.




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