Yeah this is totally a words game. So if I bought an ounce of gold for $600 ten years ago and sold it today for $600, yes technically, I didn't lose any money,

Yeah this is totally a words game. So if I bought an ounce of gold for $600 ten years ago and sold it today for $600, yes technically, I didn't lose any money, even though gold is worth a lot more than that now. I wasted potential money which is pretty much as good as losing money.