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> Is the Mona Lisa not valuable?

That's such a silly argument. There are thousands of paintings around the world with the same level of scarcity as the Mona Lisa, but have far less value.

Scarcity drives up prices on items that already have some perceived value. It doesn't create any value itself.



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