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I remember seeing it as a kid, and even then wondering how one can trust someone writing such a cheque. This is the case whether I say "1gram 24k gold" or not.
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The free market is quite capable of revealing who to trust
and who to relegate to sweeping streets and collecting rubbish.
Eventually, credible groups will gain market share. Deja Vu
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Then these groups will get power, all power corrupts, they will find ways to appear credible, while getting more and more sneaky. Then they invent something called "banks". Deja vu.
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Grimm's tales and other ancient histories bear a reflection of what we see today.
The old tales and myths are coming to life with the admonitions of yore.
Words carry heavy forces.
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Bad moments loom darkly for anyone using the word "bank", "loan", "interest", etc.
"I will make a bank for your deposits" may be enough to get someone crucified.
for a decade or more.
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Many of us recognize the tales of vampires, demons, and exorcisms
were 'best effort' to pass forward knowledge about
unspeakably horrific entities that prey upon gullible populations