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"Valuable" as quantifiable in a capitalist economy. You just reveal your own ignorance by equivocating value with monetary value.
by landdate 3mo ago
"Valuable" as quantifiable in a capitalist economy.
You just reveal your own ignorance by equivocating value with monetary value.
- r3trohack3r 3mo agoDollar value aside, if the argument you’re making is that the land now called NYC would have equivalent or greater value if it were today as it was then - that the subway system, roads, schools, hospitals, restaurants, apartments, etc. have no increased relative value over the undeveloped land - you’re likely to be considered ignorant by most of the inhabitants of the developed world.
- landdate 3mo agoI would have an easier time finding value in a refuse pile than I would within New York City. > ignorant by most of the inhabitants of the developed world "developed world", ah yes the part of the world marked by sedentary lifestyle, obesity, mental illness, suicide, mass shootings, and vast disparities in power. Only beasts are joyful in Hell. I can recognize the demons just in their happiness.
- philipallstar 3mo ago> You just reveal your own ignorance by equivocating value with monetary value. When did I do that? (Assuming by equivocating, you meant equating.)
- landdate 3mo agoYes, you are correct to assume. I should be more humble as I just revealed my own ignorance when it comes to the meaning of "equivocating" :P > But in both cases the value only existed because of the people offering the deal. XeroX doing nothing with a UI or native Americans doing nothing with some land would mean the UI and the land would continue to be worth nothing. It was the others coming with ideas and effort that made them valuable. Specifically, "XeroX doing nothing with a UI or native Americans doing nothing with some land would mean the UI and the land would continue to be worth nothing" is what I am getting at.