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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @CliffBadger 6h \ parent \ on: Saying 1 btc = 1 btc when fiat price goes down is stupidity/cope bitcoin
But other people listing their prices in USD doesn't mean you have to run your calculations in the same terms. You're half the transaction. I can wait until the price of a $50k car comes down to 0.1 BTC before I offer to buy it, regardless of how the vendor chooses to display the price.
The price is listed in USD. There is 0 calculation involved. That is called the unit of account. A gallon of milk is $2.99. The $ (USD) is the unit of account here.
Now, you can choose to do a calculation on top of that. You can say, well I'd like to wait until that $50k USD car becomes 5 ounces of gold before I buy it. Or perhaps 0.1 btc or whatever you'd like. But those are just secondary calculations you are doing.
Perhaps the issue is we aren't aligned on definition of the term "unit of account":
A unit of account is the standardized measure for stating the value of goods, services, and financial obligations, serving as a common standard for pricing and economic comparison. It allows for consistent valuation, making it easier to track assets and liabilities in financial statements, understand the value of different products, and facilitate economic planning.
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A common standard can just mean more than one person. It doesn't have to be mainstream.
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Think we've reached the stage of "well that depends on what your definition of 'is' is".
If we can't find agreement that in your example of the $50k car, USD is clearly the standard unit of account (vs. bitcoin) then I think we're just spinning our wheels.
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It's the vendor's standard unit of account. Someone else has to agree to sell a certain amount of Bitcoin in order for the transaction to occur.
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Its not only the vendor's standard unit of account. You (the buyer) also has to adhere to that standard unit of account by converting whatever asset you want into the standard unit of account in order to complete the transaction.
Every bitcoiner (except a couple in el zonte or bitcoin jungle?) conforms to the fiat currency standard of account for their geography when they want to make a purchase.
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