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oh boy do I have some news for you about the economy
Comparison never made much sense, everyone uses money. The same cannot be said for Bitcoin
everyone uses money, but "faith in the market" leads to people buying and selling or hoarding stocks, which in turn affects actual stock prices, which affects company worth, which leads to people being hired/fired, money invested or divested from companies and industries, leading to more and more effects.
all based off "hype and confidence". Real companies and people are affected by feelings.
That's faith in a business not money
It's fiat currency, the value of which is determined by faith in the market and stock prices.
You think your money has worth because it's backed by something real? No. It has worth because people think it does.
Edit: if everything about the USA stayed the same, but people stopped believing the USD was worth anything and started using Euros instead, the dolar would be worth nothing. It's all based off feels.
Again it's because businesses make revenue, i.e. Fiat money and people trade that money and exchange it for things etc...