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It's real as in it has physical form, but the value attributed to it is playing pretend that everyone just agrees to go along with.
"why?"
"Because it's a lot easier to use paper and coins to exchange for goods and services than just about anything else."
"Woo-hoo!"
That is exactly what I was thinking of when I wrote "goods and services."
"why?"
Paper and coins smaller than cow and chicken.
Yeah, I feel like this one wouldn't be hard for a child to grasp.
"why?"
"Just because!"
"Because asphinctersayswhy."