Interesting old Ask Wizards question. (April 24, 2007)
Amazingly, there still are a fair number of Magic cards still literally worth more than their weight in gold.
A quick google check puts an ounce of gold at 1295.3.
Using the numbers from the Ask Wizards question, any card over $83 is literally "worth more than it's weight in gold".
I love the Mistform Ultimus question. One day I'm going to play a Cavern of Souls and name Teddy just to see the look on my opponent's face when he finds out it's legal.
Unfortunately, Teddy actually isn't a legal choice. That question is 6 years old, and Un-only creature types are no longer included in the creature type list defined by the Comprehensive Rules.
Many cards also appreciating better than gold, which is sinking at the moment. Ha.
But, in a post apocalyptic world, magic cards won't be traded for food, ammunition or supplies.
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Neither will gold since it's completely useless. I'd imagine that a barter system is vastly more likely in a post apocalyptic world than any kind of currency based economy. Caps is possibly the biggest misconception in fallout 3 imo.
Neither will gold since it's completely useless. I'd imagine that a barter system is vastly more likely in a post apocalyptic world than any kind of currency based economy. Caps is possibly the biggest misconception in fallout 3 imo.
While golds current value is certainly driven partly by its uses, gold has had worth and has been used as currency for literally thousands of years due to its rarity as a precious metal.
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Unless our envisioned post apocalyptic world only has like 10 survivors.
Except when you trade your gun for some gold then on your travels to the next shanty town you try to trade your gold for some food and water and they refuse to trade for your gold you just lost out.
If something has no practical use in a world with no government it's going to have no value.
Neither will gold since it's completely useless. I'd imagine that a barter system is vastly more likely in a post apocalyptic world than any kind of currency based economy. Caps is possibly the biggest misconception in fallout 3 imo.
Yeah, right. Gold is used in satellites and in a bunch of other things like cell phones. Originally when cell phones were brand new the amount of gold inside was insanely high and a man collected anyones old cell phones for that very reason and ended up a millionaire since a bunch of people gave him their 'useless' clunky 5 pound cell phone when they got a new one or something.
Worth diamonds? You have to go super rare for that like test prints, summer magic, alpha and beta power, etc. etc.
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Everyone should be wanting to stockpile water if we are comparing the useful/uselessness of comparing MTG to something.
Gold has had value for thousands of years because Rulers, Royalty and Religious individuals/people/groups have wanted Gold for one reason or another. In a P-APOC world, people are going to be more concerned with food/water, shelter and safety along with multi-use, multi-purpose items.
It would be interesting to see what cards are worth their weight in specific items or things.
Sure. Everyone is going to need food, water, security and eventually shelter. The day after, water is probably more important.
But people needed food, water, security 3000 years ago and gold was certainly a trade commodity to get it just the same. Trade and barter isn't exclusive to items you can eat or drink. Can't eat silk and linens either but people will need them, and people traded them.
Except when you trade your gun for some gold then on your travels to the next shanty town you try to trade your gold for some food and water and they refuse to trade for your gold you just lost out.
If something has no practical use in a world with no government it's going to have no value.
Traders will trade commodities regardless of an established government. Always have.
Gold was traded because it has several traits that make it suitable as a currency. It does not corrode easily, meaning that it is durable, it is rare enough to have value but common enough to be a viable currency (not true anymore, but true when the Earth had a much smaller population), easily identifiable due to its yellow color making it more difficult to fake (platinum would make a poor currency for this reason), and easy to work, which was important for less technologically advanced civilizations.
In a post apocalyptic world, gold would be a good currency, because it will still have these characteristics. It would lose a great deal of value tho, because there would be far fewer people post apoc. Money serves a very important purpose tho, it lets economies diversify, and will be needed as the survivors move from tribal societies to petty kingdoms, as a barter system will not be very viable at that scale. Gold also has the advantaged of being universally recognized, allowing commerce between civilizations. The petty kingdoms that secure large amounts of gold will be well positioned.
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I just paid $120 dollars to have my trombone mouthpiece gold plated. Maybe I should have asked them if they'd take one of my tarmogoyfs as payment instead.
Neither will gold since it's completely useless. I'd imagine that a barter system is vastly more likely in a post apocalyptic world than any kind of currency based economy.
I remember reading an economics article that outlines all of the reasons that gold has been considered one of the few universal trade commodities for thousands of years and it was really fascinating. It is not an arbitrary choice by any means and any species reasonably similar to us on a planet with gold that could be mined in similar quantities would almost undoubtedly use gold in the same way.
I should try and find that again.
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Caps is possibly the biggest misconception in fallout 3 imo.
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Interesting old Ask Wizards question. (April 24, 2007)
Amazingly, there still are a fair number of Magic cards still literally worth more than their weight in gold.
A quick google check puts an ounce of gold at 1295.3.
Using the numbers from the Ask Wizards question, any card over $83 is literally "worth more than it's weight in gold".
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The value of diamonds isn't based on weight at all, rather size, shape, and purity
But, in a post apocalyptic world, magic cards won't be traded for food, ammunition or supplies.
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Unfortunately, Teddy actually isn't a legal choice. That question is 6 years old, and Un-only creature types are no longer included in the creature type list defined by the Comprehensive Rules.
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Neither will gold since it's completely useless. I'd imagine that a barter system is vastly more likely in a post apocalyptic world than any kind of currency based economy. Caps is possibly the biggest misconception in fallout 3 imo.
While golds current value is certainly driven partly by its uses, gold has had worth and has been used as currency for literally thousands of years due to its rarity as a precious metal.
...
Unless our envisioned post apocalyptic world only has like 10 survivors.
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If something has no practical use in a world with no government it's going to have no value.
Just kidding.
Yeah, right. Gold is used in satellites and in a bunch of other things like cell phones. Originally when cell phones were brand new the amount of gold inside was insanely high and a man collected anyones old cell phones for that very reason and ended up a millionaire since a bunch of people gave him their 'useless' clunky 5 pound cell phone when they got a new one or something.
Worth diamonds? You have to go super rare for that like test prints, summer magic, alpha and beta power, etc. etc.
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Gold has had value for thousands of years because Rulers, Royalty and Religious individuals/people/groups have wanted Gold for one reason or another. In a P-APOC world, people are going to be more concerned with food/water, shelter and safety along with multi-use, multi-purpose items.
It would be interesting to see what cards are worth their weight in specific items or things.
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But people needed food, water, security 3000 years ago and gold was certainly a trade commodity to get it just the same. Trade and barter isn't exclusive to items you can eat or drink. Can't eat silk and linens either but people will need them, and people traded them.
Traders will trade commodities regardless of an established government. Always have.
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In a post apocalyptic world, gold would be a good currency, because it will still have these characteristics. It would lose a great deal of value tho, because there would be far fewer people post apoc. Money serves a very important purpose tho, it lets economies diversify, and will be needed as the survivors move from tribal societies to petty kingdoms, as a barter system will not be very viable at that scale. Gold also has the advantaged of being universally recognized, allowing commerce between civilizations. The petty kingdoms that secure large amounts of gold will be well positioned.
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I should try and find that again.
EDIT: Ah, it was a podcast on economics, but here is the transcript if you are interested.
Please, for the love of all that is good and holy tell me this is a joke. THEY ARE FRACKEN BOTTLE CAPS...IT IS CALLED TONGUE IN CHEEK HUMOR!
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