> stocks, homes and startups all have to eventually produce value I have to disagree. Companies fail and homes can burn or be subject to other natural disaste

> stocks, homes and startups all have to eventually produce value I have to disagree. Companies fail and homes can burn or be subject to other natural disasters. And, at least part of a home's value is judged not on what the home actually provides, but how it looks. In some respects, all countertops are the same, but for value assigned, granite beats wood.