• ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Like why are you comparing something that appreciated in value to billionaires?

    Because that’s how billionaires become billionaires. They buy stuff (or pieces of it, e.g. shares of stock) and continue to own it while it appreciates in value.

    This is why it’s possible for a billionaire’s net worth to swing up and down so wildly: net worth is a valuation, a price tag. It’s NOT an amount of cash money.

    Facts without sources are untrustworthy and more akin to opinions than facts.

    First off, stop using “opinion” wrong. An assertion can either be true or false. Opinions are subjective, in another category entirely. Facts and opinions are not opposites. This is grade school stuff.

    Secondly, give me an example of an assertion I made that you don’t “trust”. Bet I can back it up with very little Google time.

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      4 months ago

      I understand what and how net worth is. When did I ever say it was an amount of cash? I said AKIN to an opinion, words mean things. No sources is akin to an opinion. So please keep telling me how words work, super helpful. I don’t care for whatever you google, I’d just have to verify the source and a quick google likely won’t give you great sources. An example okay how about “everything I said was factual, and you know it”