[omarfarooq]

> If I pay someone $100,000 for a stick they found on the side of the road, it doesn't make that stick worth $100k.

So why did you pay $100,000?

[klyrs]

This line of thinking is so basic. Say I bought a lotto ticket for $5. Does that mean it's worth $5?

[the_gastropod]

Say I bought this cabbage...

When you bought that $5 lotto ticket, it was worth $5. After the lotto is drawn, it's either worth approximately nothing or potentially a lot more than $5.