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Old 11-04-2007, 10:35 PM
Josem Josem is offline
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Default Re: The Play Chip Challenge

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so why would anyone ever buy play chips?

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Because even play chips have value.

Somewhat similarly, items from games like World of Warcraft sell for real money. People gain satisfaction out of having 10million play chips, and people gain satisfaction from having pretty armour in the game.

All "things" have value of some sort. Traditionally, western capitalist society expresses value in the form of money, primarily since it is easier to exchange money than Uluru Sea Shells, for example.
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