Value is (like beauty) in the eye of the beholder. Value means the capacity in economic terms to be capable of trade for other things of value.
There are countless things of no real use (so far as I can discern) which can be traded for things of value - eg: houses, cars, food, etc etc.
- old masters - an indistinguishable fake can be had for 1/100th of the price
- jewellery - shiny metal and glass
- bitcoins - digital blips
There is only one conclusion - some things feed the mind and emotions, not consumption.
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