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If nothing else, Bitcoin forced me to consider what makes currency valuable. At first I thought, What gives Bitcoins value? Then I thought, Well shit, what gives dollars value?
Basically the answer is trust. Trust in a system backed by large institutions who also trust the system. Relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LaSrxtWfgc