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artaig t1_iu1w6ip wrote
They are not just shiny, they are durable.
Same with gold; it has been use as a commodity for exchange of value since antiquity since it is the only (readily available) metal that never corrodes. If your "wealth" is a bunch of iron, it will rust within your lifetime. That's why it was always used by the Church to represent God: both God and gold are incorruptible.
Keeping your simplistic reasoning. Why a number in an excel sheet is so valuable? I mean the number of nothingness that Jeff Bezos has in his bank account. It's literally nothing.
artaig t1_isln61d wrote
Reply to comment by turnshavetabled in On Indigenous Peoples' Day, five inspirational conservation stories in the U.S. by Sariel007
Not to mention devastating what became the great plains with intensive agriculture. They all reverted from agrarian societies to nomadic tribes. The natives "in tune with the nature" argument is just ridiculous.
artaig t1_is7su9h wrote
Reply to Police Killings per Capita v Homicide Rate per Capita for Select OECD Countries [OC] by dr5c
Meanwhile in Luxembourg: "Congratulations, Leo, for f-ing up our statistics".
artaig t1_is0fbzf wrote
Reply to Democracy and economic equality in six major western countries, since 1980 [OC] by progressinmotion
Good job France I guess. No wonder the rich want to flee out of it.
artaig t1_iqnvzfm wrote
Reply to [OC] Median age difference between US Senators and the US population (1950-2022) v2 by JolietJakeLebowski
"Senator", meaning the "elder one". I don't want someone whose balls haven't drop yet giving his opinion about anything.
artaig t1_iuycasn wrote
Reply to Paintballs to be shot at Dutch wolves in bid to make them less tame by FeedTheOx
That what I said we should do in Spain. Newer generations of wolves and bores are loosing their fear of humans. Spain has the biggest wolf to area ratio in the NW; they are attacking dogs and other animals next to the house while people are around. Either we scare them or soon they will start taking on kids and the elderly.