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0 pointsowenversteeg6mo ago0 comments

>Concurrent dismay and delight.

That's exactly what I felt at the time too. To me it was always three-quarters delight and one-quarter dismay. A jangling rain of dancing gold coins is a delightful thing. Sure, now I have to go to the bank; but until that time I will walk around as a pirate, pockets full of doubloons.

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thaumasiotes6mo ago

The problem from a get-the-coins-into-circulation perspective is that the delight diminishes with exposure and the dismay doesn't.

rkomorn6mo ago

Yeah, there's a moment when the weight of the change you're carrying becomes noticeable that elicits a "seriously?!" dismay response.

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thaumasiotes6mo ago

The problem from a get-the-coins-into-circulation perspective is that the delight diminishes with exposure and the dismay doesn't.

rkomorn6mo ago

Yeah, there's a moment when the weight of the change you're carrying becomes noticeable that elicits a "seriously?!" dismay response.

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