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Originally Posted by Keith All money is only as 'real' as people are willing to value it. Try taking US dollars and see what they're worth on some primitive tribal island. Even 'real' currency like gold or salt are only worth something if the other person agrees they're valuable. |
The difference between Pacman points and money is that one has such agreement and the other do not. But both are virtual today.
To me it is curious to see people who dedicate an important time of their lives to think about money as if it was the purpose of life...
In the end when we die, we won't take that virtual hard disk signal with us.