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minus-squarelanigerous@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI think the fact that it’s very chemically stable is likely a factor as well so it can be stored for effectively an infinite amount of time & it won’t degrade/react, it’ll still be gold.
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHistorically, the value of gold was tied to its “incorruptibility”. It is associated with purity and permanence.
minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNot if i shove it in the good old fusion reactor
I think the fact that it’s very chemically stable is likely a factor as well so it can be stored for effectively an infinite amount of time & it won’t degrade/react, it’ll still be gold.
Very good point.
Historically, the value of gold was tied to its “incorruptibility”. It is associated with purity and permanence.
Not if i shove it in the good old fusion reactor