On 18 Jan 2013 at 13:29, wrote:
> That's the whole point behind specie: the (arbitrary) premise that some
> material is inherently valuable. Who cares if it imbalances the economy,
> someone gets rich. And the economic effect of everyone else running out to
> find stuff, and failing, but still needing to buy bullets, beans, and
> bazookas still expands the economy. El Dorado does not damage the economy,
> El Dorada is a flooding tide that raises all boats.
Ruining the economy is a lot more real than you may think. Look at
the long term effects of alll the gold from the New World on the
Spanish economy. It messed up Spain for centuries.
--
Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at shadowgard dot com
> That's the whole point behind specie: the (arbitrary) premise that some
> material is inherently valuable. Who cares if it imbalances the economy,
> someone gets rich. And the economic effect of everyone else running out to
> find stuff, and failing, but still needing to buy bullets, beans, and
> bazookas still expands the economy. El Dorado does not damage the economy,
> El Dorada is a flooding tide that raises all boats.
Ruining the economy is a lot more real than you may think. Look at
the long term effects of alll the gold from the New World on the
Spanish economy. It messed up Spain for centuries.
--
Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at shadowgard dot com