Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/06/26/explainer-video-why-is-gold-e.html
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Gold is expensive because most of it is owned by half a dozen institutions and they’re not selling.
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Egyptians in 40k bc?
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I mean, there were likely people there 42000 years ago…
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Sorry, I couldn’t make it more than 30 seconds with that narrator’s voice. “Bruh, here’s why gold costs so much bruh.” Thanks but no thanks.
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No mention of gold being highly conductive making it ideal for electronics.
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Actually, this graph sorta sucks. But it’s a supply-demand graph about gold. Why is gold expensive? Because of supply and demand.
Edit: Oops, this wasn’t meant to be a reply to a comment. Just stand alone snark. Sorry.
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Why is gold so expensive? Because you can trade it for bitcoin?
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the animation is rather boring, too. they’re trying really hard to emulate kurzgesagt…maybe too hard.
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- Irritating narration
- Cheesy graphics
- “Explanation” that, well, fails to explain anything
- Embedded native ad that’s almost as long as the “content”
Yeah, it’s a win.
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Because it’s so shiny !!!
Seriously, the only way to top this would be shiny and fluffy.
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