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Re:Bitcoin Critiques and Rebuttals by DennisP on Thursday June 30, 2022 @01:28PM (#31935712)
Well I googled, and you're right, the concept does exist. Here's wikipedia's entry on intrinsic theories of value: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrinsic_theory_of_value

It mentions Adam Smith, Ricardo, and Marx, but nothing in modern economics.

The only other thing I found for "intrinsic value" involved investors looking at the values of companies, but that's investing, not economics.

Of course it's impossible for me to prove a negative. Maybe you could respond with a link of your own, describing the role of intrinsic value in modern economic theory?

Re:Bitcoin Critiques and Rebuttals by stingraycharles on Friday July 01, 2022 @02:49PM (#31950972)
You keep focusing on the term “intrinsic value”, while ignoring the underlying argument. Is it that difficult to understand that the value of things such as food, real estate, stocks is something entirely different from a currency?