I made $130 Steam dollars off of skins without paying a dime. I'd sell the cards that drop from games, buy a skin I liked cheaply (cause I didn't have a lot of

I made $130 Steam dollars off of skins without paying a dime. I'd sell the cards that drop from games, buy a skin I liked cheaply (cause I didn't have a lot of money), and sell it when I noticed it going up in value. It was all Monopoly money anyway though - so who cares? I ended up buying a bunch of real life games with fake money that Valve gave me. The skin meta game is a game in itself, and you can play it on the internet away from your gaming pc. But I don't really get your hangup on this. If you're going to take that stance, it's almost like what's the appeal of anything aesthetic? Some people like it. Do you think it's ridiculous when someone buys the metallic paint option for a car? Or goes with a different graphic on a skateboard? Or chooses a camo pattern jacket instead of a gray one?