still the same mindset

@UnfilteredGarbage When put that way, I think I've got a better idea of your general contention; Nothing you've said there I can reasonably dispute.

anyways

@UnfilteredGarbage at least when it comes to physical value, you could say the same with anything that isnt water or food

you wouldn't download a car "the fuck I wouldn't"

@Eirshy that would be better, yeah

but i get your point

**mail your local game dev lmao**

@killsode-slugcat that's not true. Everything physical has scarcity.

but why care about gold?

@Spooky Melon Actually no, your castle vs drm analogy isn't the same mindset. A castle doesn't oppress the peasants around it simply by existing

uh

it kinda does

pfft there's a horrible mental image

taxation

levies

tithes

so Alex Jones puts out a game right

for free

BUT

@killsode-slugcat that's a secondary argument. The fact is that gold has real scarcity, which sets the standard for its trade value

... no you fuckwit that's done by the people inside the castle

to play the final level

With a digital product the only thing remotely resembling a physical scarcity is the physical limits of data storage.

so the people

That's not done by the castle itself

who are required

to operate the castle?

you gotta invest in the gold company he's shilling for

gotta pay the troops somehow

Castle doesn't need people to operate it

and gotta pay the lord who has the troops

It's literally just a structure

or buy some vitamins

A castle wall still keeps people out fairly well if the gate is locked; Whether or not it's occupied.

or a water filter

@Eirshy wrong

@𝕯𝖊𝖗_𝕶𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖎𝖘𝖘𝖆𝖗 if its not occupied, people just get ladders

@Eirshy a castle without the manpower to defend it doesn't satisfy the purpose of being a castle