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		sumedh on May 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Luna Cryptocurrency Collapse: How UST Broke > As one freshwater economists argued: "Why gold? Why not french bordeaux?" Because people have loved gold for thousands of years.

bb88 on May 14, 2022 [–]

And they haven't loved wine?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41977709

sumedh on May 15, 2022 | [–]

No, maybe the people in West not the east, the love for gold is universal.

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