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I think it would be an amazing currency.

- Good alternative to Universal Basic Income since people can produce it themselves directly.

- The unsanitary aspect of it will help prevent too large accumulation of it. People will have a stronger incentive to put their money to work instead of hoarding it.

- Not difficult to measure since it can be weighed and banks could print paper bills that are backed by it using weight as the units of account.

The main downside I can see is that it will encourage people to eat more and demand for laxatives would grow significantly.




And like any fine metal you can polish it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFI




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