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Ahnikuh t1_j1gay8y wrote

Reply to comment by nim_opet in Eli5 Why did Canada get rid of it's all gold? by XSauravX

Because you can travel through time to almost any nation that has ever existed and exchange the gold for the current local currency. If you time travel with US dollars, you'll find the buying value fluctuates quite a bit. And since we have only figured out how to time travel into the future, investing in their currency now would result in a loss down the line.

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codalafin t1_j1gdtpz wrote

So it's cool if I'm a time traveler, got it. Unfortunately I am not.

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skaz915 t1_j1gne6n wrote

No, you are!

Strictly forward and at regular speed

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m477m t1_j1gtj2s wrote

I have traveled here from the year 19XX at the speed of 60 minutes per hour

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Ahnikuh t1_j1h4ybz wrote

You travel forward in time and even great empires fall. Someone will be a bag holder for all those investments. It won't be the guy with a pile of gold.

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nim_opet t1_j1hdk5x wrote

Let me know how the time travel works out for you. I’m going to buy coffee with dollars, will be back before you leave.

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