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[quote=scaredycat]gold is rare.
there’s just so much of it. it’s very dififcult and expensive to get more.
paper money is not intrinsically rare. cheap to print.
Gold’s in the bible.
Gold at all times in a history is a suitable bribe, potentially to save one’s own life.
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Land is rare. (less than 29% of the earth’s surface)
There’s just so much of it. It’s very difficult and expensive to make more of it.
Land is in the Bible.
Land at all times in history is a suitable bribe, potentially to save one’s life.
Wars have been fought over land.