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Comment by mherdeg

Is this different from the phenomenon described at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_farming?

Honestly it seems like a pretty great career -- you get to spend your time indoors, probably somewhere climate controlled with electricity and restrooms. This is way better than the workhouse.

Whoever is buying these things as a collector is basically donating their wealth to others, like a kind of privatized welfare. If people are buying these things as a speculative investment, they're participating in a private lottery. That all seems … fine?

parent mherdeg 4 years ago

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