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> The inherent value of art is zero. So is the inherent value of gold, sans its use in electronics and dentistry.
by phoe-krk 4y ago
> The inherent value of art is zero.
So is the inherent value of gold, sans its use in electronics and dentistry.
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- falcolas 4y agoThat "sans" is doing a lot of work, especially with regards to electronics. Gold's traits - high conductivity, low reactivity - provide a lot of inherent value because we build electronics in a highly reactive atmosphere.
- ModernMech 4y agoBut then the question becomes: what is the inherent value of electronics? If I buy a TV with gold conductors in it, I'm not buying it for the sake of just having a TV; in large part I'm buying it to display art (movies and TV shows). So then we're back to the gold only being valuable in the process of providing me access to art, whose inherent value is...?