Comment by satvikpendem
18 hours ago
It was actually, because value is defined as such. Why do you think buying something for the memes is worth less? Like what mechanism exactly makes it worth less? Seems like that's the fundamental misunderstanding you're having in your comments with others in this thread.
I guess it depends on your definition.
The issue is that buying something for the memes isnt worth less, it's 'what you are actually buying'?.
If I arbitarily decide to buy an apple for $10 that I could have bought for $1, what did I actually buy with the $9.
Publicity? Goodwill?
I don't believe I only bought an apple, even from the person I bought it from.
You bought $1 of apple and $9 of memes. That you spent 9 dollars of that for such a purpose is none of my concern.
Which is exactly why people should be defining things in terms of the seller, not the buyer.