I mean, oil and gold are traded in the dollar, that’s a large part of the reason why it’s the global reserve currency

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Commodity economies have their flaws. In 2026 it’s impossible to have a gold-backed one be sustainable with population growth. Deflation is also bad. Silver would’ve been more sustainable in the long run, but even that has its issues. It’s also not pre-1930 anymore and we have actual industrial uses for precious metals

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