Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoAs Gold Hits New Record, Some See Warning Signs of Civilizational Collapsewww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAs Gold Hits New Record, Some See Warning Signs of Civilizational Collapsewww.newsweek.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarerbos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoWhat value? Can’t eat it, makes shitty tools. It’s shiny, but I’m not going to trade ny potatoes for shiny in a survival situation. You can starve sitting on a pile of gold. For gold to be valuable you still need social stability.
minus-squarethepompe@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoI don’t think you understand what value means, and that’s okay.
minus-squaredickalan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agoWhat 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
What value? Can’t eat it, makes shitty tools. It’s shiny, but I’m not going to trade ny potatoes for shiny in a survival situation.
You can starve sitting on a pile of gold.
For gold to be valuable you still need social stability.
I don’t think you understand what value means, and that’s okay.
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