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Here is my serious question for Hacker News community: who the upvote this piece of ? I mean, seriously, guys, why, in the name of all that is (even if marginally) correct, did you up vote this piece of fantasy? I frankly don't think this piece of deserve any more attention than the few minutes I spent insulting it, but I think my insults require defense. After all, they are probably less trashy than their target (in this case; note: I am generally against insult; but guys, I can't help myself). Here goes the defense (feel free to ignore it; again, just ignore this whole things to save yourself a few precious minutes):
1. Gold is among the most useful material on earth. It is impervious to any kind of oxidization, as well as soft and easy to work with, plus conducts heat and electricity superbly. This means that even the least developed societies can fashion high quality tools out of it (from bowls to utensils to weapon). The idea that somehow gold is useless (beside decoration) is beyond laughable.
2. Secondly, the idea of rich and poor within a lowly bartering-only society is also laughable (well, this one is slightly less obvious than the uselessness of gold). Wealth implies accumulation, which implies settlement, which implies (relatively) high food production capacity. By then, oops, you are talking about relatively advanced societies. There is one thing I have yet to find: a society with wealth that looks at gold with no more than amusement. So, 1+2 means that a place where rich people only employ gold for decoration is a fantasy by idiots. Again, I am against name-calling, but this is just so.... Sorry, my bad. Anyhow, please save yourself and STOP UPVOTING IDIOCY. |
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/30/why-gold-is-the-ideal-me...