Timeline for Are "Midas" swords useless for warfare?
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| Jul 30, 2018 at 21:06 | comment | added | alexw | Money in today's economies is created entirely by decree from centralized organizations (it's the "fiat" in "fiat currency"). Theoretically, a sound monetary policy means that you can create new money in perpetuity, but at a rate that encourages growth without destroying the economy with hyperinflation. In fact I would find this an interesting plot point, where the bearer of such a weapon must take into account the direct impact of going into battle on their monetary policy! | |
| Jul 30, 2018 at 16:00 | comment | added | Shufflepants | And a few years later mercenaries are only accepting payment in silver. | |
| Jul 30, 2018 at 13:07 | comment | added | Ruadhan | Hell of a stealth pun! | |
| Jul 30, 2018 at 9:02 | comment | added | GilZ | So your idea is to literally make a cash cow? | |
| Jul 30, 2018 at 3:13 | comment | added | Chromane | You could conduct a series of raid into your opponents territory and stab a bunch of cows/peasants/randoms, thereby crashing your opponent's economy with a sudden gold influx | |
| Jul 30, 2018 at 0:58 | comment | added | Cadence | @Erik You're assuming anyone who sees it will want to get rich. What if they just want to ruin a rival who owns a gold mine? | |
| Jul 29, 2018 at 17:20 | comment | added | Erik | @PeterCordes yeah the idea is that people who understand economics will know not to go around making tons of gold. Generally speaking, you should keep the thing hidden anyway, but if you show it to someone, make sure they understand why using it too much is a dumb idea. | |
| Jul 29, 2018 at 17:17 | comment | added | Peter Cordes | I think you mean "to anyone who does understand basic economics". Or do you mean they'd have to understand economics to understand why they have to keep the secret you're trusting them with? Letting anyone see it sounds like a bad idea, if there's any chance anyone will believe their stories. | |
| Jul 29, 2018 at 8:42 | history | answered | Erik | CC BY-SA 4.0 |