But I looked at the source text and saw Jevons said gold was an exception to the rule in that it developed as a currency late in the cycle.
“ The use of esteemed articles as a store or medium for conveying value may in some cases precede their employment as currency.”
The author has made a basic error in their major thesis. And they still haven’t shown why bitcoin needs to have a sky high value.
The other half of the essay is describing ratings for different types of currencies. But this is description, not argument for why it must rise in value.