I think economics in general is not very intuitive, and I think the best evidence towards that is how late humans began to understand basic economic concepts. I think the ancient greeks were the first to understand a wide variety of subjects, but when it comes to economics it isn't really until Adam Smith that we made a breakthrough there.
The value of currency is more than just the goods that you can buy with it (or the amount of the commodity that backs it.) The ability to facilitate trade and provide consumers and sellers with trust is invaluable.
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