> That's true of anything. If nobody is buying X, you can't sell X. If nobody is buying stocks, stocks are worthless.
Most assets do produce income, that's usually why you would invest in them. For example, stocks provide dividends and houses provide rent. This is also one of the reasons why Warren Buffet advises against buying gold and cryptocurrencies, they do not produce anything. The sentiment that stocks are worthless if no one is buying them is typical for speculators who do not care about the intrinsic value of a stock.
Without new money coming in, stock returns don’t beat inflation. Average dividend return on S&P500 is only 2%. Most people invested in stocks are dependent on stock prices going up to beat inflation.
Dividends are bad for tax drag, its very common now to re-invest that money back into the company, raising the stock price. Ultimately all stock prices rise because more money flows in, but the reasons for the flow matters. If a company wins $1B out of thin air its still up to the investors to realize this and price the stock accordingly. Which is completely different from money flowing in because a cult-of-personality ceo tweeted a meme.
Most assets do produce income, that's usually why you would invest in them. For example, stocks provide dividends and houses provide rent. This is also one of the reasons why Warren Buffet advises against buying gold and cryptocurrencies, they do not produce anything. The sentiment that stocks are worthless if no one is buying them is typical for speculators who do not care about the intrinsic value of a stock.