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Bitcoin, utterly worthless the moment rockets start flying and knocking out internet infrastructure


If the internet stops working, you will have bigger problems than money.


Bitcoin doesn't rely on the internet, it's a nice to have.


In a world without internet, your paper wallet will be worth ~as much as my D&D character's inventory sheet. And probably less, because at least the character sheet is big enough that I can make a paper airplane out of it.


Why's that?


Because without a working network, it becomes impossible to actually use it as currency. At least bars of gold, or gold-coated tungsten, or pirate treasure, or papiermarks or dollars or lottery scratchers or bottlecaps can physically change hands in exchange for goods.


A postal network is enough of a network




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