Shares in a company only have value because society assigns them value. If you hold them until the company no longer exists or go back in time before the compan

Shares in a company only have value because society assigns them value. If you hold them until the company no longer exists or go back in time before the company existed they are inherently worthless. If you have more gold than everyone on earth and you flood the market people can use it for any numerous uses that help humanity instead of making people rich. Science research is often hurt by the fact that materials like gold and diamonds have such high prices.