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"It has value because the government says so" doesn't mean any more to me than "It has value because drug dealers and tech bros say so". If people stopped accepting the US dollar it would be worth nothing, because it isn't tangible and has no inherent value on its own.
But people won't stop accepting the US dollar, because they need it in order to pay their taxes. And even if they absolutely refused to accept it, it would still be worth something. Because if you had it, it could still be used to avoid punishment for failing to pay taxes.
Taxes are what give money value. Because being in prison is tangible.
That's post-state money, pre-state money existed ~~far~~ way before states even existed
Stop paying your taxes and see if that argument holds water in a few years.
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