> A used car has no value when the engine blows up the next day. Sure it does, you can sell it for scrap or repair/replace the engine. > A university degree h

> A used car has no value when the engine blows up the next day. Sure it does, you can sell it for scrap or repair/replace the engine. > A university degree has questionable utility when you spend $30,000 a year to make $30,000 a year, doing a job that previously didn't require a degree (sales) This isn't the case for everyone. Many people find utility in their degrees. Just because a few people don't doesn't mean there is no utility to be had. > I sent Bitcoin to someone in Uzbekistan. Foreign currency and even gold importe are banned there. So is bitcoin an asset or a method for transferring money? The person you sent those bitcoins to didn't keep them as bitcoins, they converted them to a local currency. If it's just a method for transferring money, then there are better ways (some don't see them as "better", though, because there are restrictions on them that prevent criminals from transferring their ill-gotten gains).