This is your reminder that potatoes are an objectively superior currency to Bitcoin or any other crypto

A Potato:
- Shows inherent proof of work
- Hacker proof
- Valid in any country
- Works in any century
- Accessible at any tech level
- Delicious and nutritious
- Is also a battery
- Can be turned to rocket fuel (AKA vodka)

@cypnk However, you can't often bring them across borders. Norway really doesn't like it for example.

But still, they also power stepper boxes to travel to parallel earths!: https://thelongearth.fandom.com/wiki/Stepper_Boxes

Stepper Boxes

A Stepper Box is a device that can be used to step from one planet to the next in a chain of parallel worlds, such as the Long Earth. Inexpensive and easy-to-build, it is made of a couple of wires, basic electronic components (easily found at any Radio Shack), a switch and a natural power supply (a potato for example). The Stepper Box (or just ‘stepper') has a three way switch on top of it, one position marked ‘West', one 'off' and one 'East'. 'West' and 'East' are the names given to the two dir

The long Earth Wiki
@derickr There are many barriers to cross trade (hence ISPs blocking certain crypto traffic). Alas, like all the dark web, there will be a dark potato market as well
@cypnk @derickr I do enjoy the purple variety on occasion.