But what are you investing in? The probability to sell (dump) <something> to someone in the future for a better price? > Objectively, the big publicly listed c

But what are you investing in? The probability to sell (dump) <something> to someone in the future for a better price? > Objectively, the big publicly listed companies are growing and have stellar financials. If you don't invest for dividends then it doesn't give intrinsic value to the stock you own, it's just a proxy to the odds of your bet to dump it for a profit in the future.