1) A productive economy does NOT require inflation.
2) A system built on credit DOES require inflation.
These are different things....conflated to protect those that benefit most from #2.
3) But history proves #2 always destroys #1 because of human nature.
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Here's the magic of the Starbucks Rewards Program.
Each time you load your rewards card, Starbucks holds onto that money until you're ready to spend it.
Multiply this by 25 million active rewards members, and you have a company that reported $1.6 BILLION in deposits last year.
@c_walters@GeorgeGammon@MartyBent I started with a deeply skeptical outlook. In fact, my intention was to learn enough to convince a good friend not to risk his money on it.
The more I read, the more convinced I became.
The Bitcoin Standard by @saifedean was pivotal for me.