• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    4 days ago

    Why is the US dollar always worth less than the pound and the euro, if it’s this great functioning economy? I’ve never been able to work that one out.

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      3 days ago

      Because the actual number doesn’t matter, only the change trajectory.

      Put it differently: A water melon costs more than a dollar. Still, a water melon doesn’t have a great functioning economy.

    • iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com
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      3 days ago

      Because the actual amount of money is somewhat arbitrary.

      Like how if it is 77°F in the US it is the same temperature as it being 25°C in France.