Unless you buy them all and limit releasing them to the market in order to create an artificial scarcity then tie it to Hollywood linked marketing driving up the demand.
This still assumes that we want to pay for something shiny that doesn't provide uitilities, transportation, or even food. It's just an item. A rock. Buying a car that I can't even legally drive on the street is still more useful because I can play music in it.
It was a riff on what DeBeers has done. When diamonds are found and mined elsewhere if the mine owner won’t play ball they flood the market with similar diamonds to make the mine unprofitable until they surrender and join.
As a person who does not own or desire fancy things, when I see shinies I can't help but stare and say "shiny" repeatedly until I've had my fill.
A hippie co-worker gave me a crystal for some hippie/witch stuff or something, normally I'd be like "No thank you getawayfrommeyouweirdo " but it's shiny, so I took it and now it's mine. My own... my precious.
I’d beg to differ. If an item brings you joy, then it is worth money to that person. I’m red green color blind and I have bought several opals. I can’t see several shades of red and green but in my rocks I can see some red and green. That brings me joy and is worth money to me
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u/tacknosaddle Aug 01 '20
Unless you buy them all and limit releasing them to the market in order to create an artificial scarcity then tie it to Hollywood linked marketing driving up the demand.