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[–]Blackbrownfreestuff 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

There was a guy named Adam Smith who wrote a book about this. It's called "The Wealth of Nations". It turns out gold does not create wealth, but rather skilled labor and industrial capacity.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yup. Having real stuff is wealth. If gold was what mattered then the incas were richer than China.