While Henry Ford had more than a few less admirable qualities and ideas (many that are arguably simply a product of the time in which he lived), when it comes to the concept of an “energy currency” he was very much ahead of his time.
That we live in an increasingly energy-based economy is clear — from oil and gas, to nuclear power and renewable energy — world politics, wars, and our global economy hinges on energy production (and the markets and supply chains that fuel each nations ability to meet their own energy production needs).
Going one step further, to the logical conclusion of #bitcoin (and other #PoW #cryptocurrency) these are, quite literally, “energy currency” in digital form. nostr:naddr1qq2nw7zyw3057u6r8pz5znndfef56amrgc6kcq3qqpjn9jued55ypjjdjac7vrl5378rrnwjwuwvxl9zh5hshlv09z6qxpqqqp65wsr923l