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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours ago

As Gold Hits New Record, Some See Warning Signs of Civilizational Collapse

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As Gold Hits New Record, Some See Warning Signs of Civilizational Collapse

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours ago
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Analysts warn that loose monetary policy, global conflicts and declining trust in institutions are driving the surge in gold.
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    I don’t think you understand what value means, and that’s okay.

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      Seems like maybe you don’t

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      Value is what you can get for something. If you can’t trade it for something, with anyone, it has zero value.

      A dollar has value because you can trade it for a potato. In an apocalypse, you cannot trade gold for a potato if nobody wants it.

      Value is a subjective thing.

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        And people value gold because it’s rare and inert.

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          Lots of things are rare. Doesn’t mean I’ll give you my potatoes for em.

          At best gold becomes something desirable once there’s enough security for me to value having pretty things.

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            Instructions heard: Invest in seed potoatos for the spring planting.

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            Like I said, you don’t understand value and that’s okay.

            I’m going to ignore you now because you’re annoying me with your below-average intelligence.

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              these idiots will never get it gold is cool as hell im with you brother

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              Oh I get it. You’re also a coward.

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              That’s such a psychopathic response. It is not acceptable behavior, and you won’t win any arguments that way.

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                Cool.

                I don’t have to argue with you people.

                • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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                  Cool. Bye.

                • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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                  Go back to Reddit.

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                    I’ll just send you to the shadow realm.

                    Bye.

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              Projecting much?

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                I guess you don’t know what projecting means, either.

                You can join the other ones.

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                  Oh, so you can’t come up with a decent argument and instead block people? There there, poor baby!

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                  Block me too. I’m just gonna keep making fun of you.

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              I think people forget that gold is incredibly useful especially as a conductor. It’s not just for making pretty rings, our modern world as we know it would not exist without gold!

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                Lots of things are conductors. That gives gold some inherent value, yes, but there are probably dozens of materials that are more useful and thus more valuable.

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          If that were true people would value me

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      What uses gold when you’re buying/selling potatoes, nobody will think gold is worth anything if society has collapsed it’s just a useless hunk of metal

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        It’s really sad seeing how collectively-stupid you people are.

        I’m just glad I can see it for myself.

        Lots of easy blocks tonight.

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          Why don’t you explain it then instead of just calling people stupid?

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          At least I can communicate with people without resorting to petty insults

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            But I like petty insults.

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              I’ll trade you your gold for my petty insults

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                I don’t think I can eat gold, no deal

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          Well now I’m not giving you my potatoes for your gold just out of spite.

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          Lots of easy blocks tonight.

          Good idea

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            Yep! You can join them.

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              Don’t forget me dork

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      lol do you?

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        More than the average lemmyer, yeah.

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          X to doubt meme

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