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minus-squareMajor_Tsiom@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·21 days agoThey aren’t imaginary, they just don’t mean anything. Not anything important anyway. It’s a measure of certain rich peoples’ rising or falling fortunes. They pick which group of rich people to represent in the number and that constantly changes.
minus-squareCrankenstein@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoMonetary value, which is what those numbers represent, is entirely imaginary. It doesn’t exist outside of social context, i.e. in our minds.
They aren’t imaginary, they just don’t mean anything. Not anything important anyway. It’s a measure of certain rich peoples’ rising or falling fortunes. They pick which group of rich people to represent in the number and that constantly changes.
Monetary value, which is what those numbers represent, is entirely imaginary. It doesn’t exist outside of social context, i.e. in our minds.