>>520337482
>No, my argument is that physical reality will always trump abstract concepts with no basis in physical reality. Even gold and silver as a store of value is an abstract concept, but it at least has anchors in physical reality.
>Economies are built on food, resources, and industry (ability to process resources into something useful).
Economy serves empire hence the deriving of the name. And that is why silver and gold are higher in the hierarchical order
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>>520337297
There is no peaceful civilization without preparing for war.