A potential realistic alternative to fiat currency.

You're quite good at missing the point.

Is that something you had to practice, or did it come naturally to you?

 

We might have to end up doing the same at some point in the future.

 

By one estimate, if Debeers put all the diamonds it owns today on the open market, they would sell for about 10 cents a pound

 

I know quite a few fecal alchemists

 

I knew a pretty good alchemist in college - but he put all his efforts toward a better LSD

 

Not likely. You know what happens when they add or break off protons from elements, right?

 

Yeah ..... good idea from the OP, but you would have to make stock valuations a little more honest. If you buy a share of the company, you are buying into the upside, but you should also be liable for a share of the company debt. When a company goes bankrupt, shareholders lose the investment + pay off debt.

That would sober things up real quick.

 

+1

There will always be ups and downs. The only thing we can do is stay flexible and remain educated.