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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1632771, member: 26302&quot;]I wasn&#039;t trying to start anything, and I do think we should all remember we are friends here, share alot of views similarly, its just in some aspects of PM we disagree. My query about what if money had been jade was more of an intellectual exercise. </p><p><br /></p><p>My view of PM is it was taught to most people its valuable. Starting with ancient mesopotamia, certain people liked it for certain reasons. They started to want to trade others for it, thereby letting others know it was &quot;of value&quot; to the mesopotamians. Therefor, THEY started to value it, etc etc. Similar things were done in mesoamerica and india to lesser extents. Since this was done so long ago, most people think &quot;its always been this way&quot;, but it hasn&#039;t. It was mainly learned behavior that if I possess this thing, I can trade it to someone else for what I really want because this thing is of value. I do not view PM as being viewed by humans as &quot;innately valuable&quot;, but &quot;learned valuable&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said, its just intellectual curiousity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does this mean this will change PM markets today? No. Will it change most outcomes or reasons people wish to own it? No. I just like the discussion of the nature of why we think this particular metal is worthy of owning versus any other metal, element, or &quot;thing&quot; its possible to own.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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