[ExI] Sell your Bitcoins!

[Keith Henson]

On Sun, Jun 7, 2026 at 2:43 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote

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> *From:* Keith Henson <hkeithhenson at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] Sell your Bitcoins!
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> *Hi Keith,*
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> *I have heard that it was an incredibly stupid question, and that it isn’t
> clear if the question makes sense in a singularity world.  OK.  But still
> nothing that sounds much like an answer, even a stupid one.  I have heard
> an illegal one: John’s suggestion that the Treasury prints counterfeit
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The treasury cannot print counterfeit cash by definition.

*which then belongs to… who?  Why?  How does that help?  If there is some
> way to find money, why aren’t we finding it now, to balance the budget?*
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> For a long time now, the government has been creating money. That is the
root of inflation. But it is needed to keep up with economic growth. Not
that I understand it. Nor do I understand how things will work out after
the  singularity rolls over everything. Back around 1990 I wrote about
people having a backpack that folded out into a leaf so people got all
their food directly from the sun. So maybe people won't starve after all.

> * Keith*
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> *spike*
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