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<p>[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 4244554, member: 99239"]Dude, seriously, think about what you're saying. Do you really think that some day people are going to "wake up" and toss their jewelry in the garbage because they just suddenly realized it's worthless? Maybe throw out that diamond-encrusted Rolex since their phone is more accurate anyway?</p><p><br /></p><p>You're missing two big aspects. First that human nature drives the markets to a large degree (the stock market wouldn't exist otherwise) and, secondly, the basic economy principle that value is relative. It is derived both from available supply AND demand. Demand is driven by wants as much as by needs. This has been the case since the dawn of humankind. Perhaps even predates it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rasiel[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 4244554, member: 99239"]Dude, seriously, think about what you're saying. Do you really think that some day people are going to "wake up" and toss their jewelry in the garbage because they just suddenly realized it's worthless? Maybe throw out that diamond-encrusted Rolex since their phone is more accurate anyway? You're missing two big aspects. First that human nature drives the markets to a large degree (the stock market wouldn't exist otherwise) and, secondly, the basic economy principle that value is relative. It is derived both from available supply AND demand. Demand is driven by wants as much as by needs. This has been the case since the dawn of humankind. Perhaps even predates it. Rasiel[/QUOTE]
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