Comments on From Fixing Valve's Virtual Hat Market to Helping Save the Global EconomyTypePad2015-01-27T18:56:02ZSLHamlethttps://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2015/01/varoufakis-valve-virtual-economy/comments/atom.xml/Adeon Writer commented on 'From Fixing Valve's Virtual Hat Market to Helping Save the Global Economy'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01b7c741649c970b2015-01-29T16:20:39Z2015-01-29T16:20:39ZAdeon WriterTopical: I just sold all of my TF2 hats and now have about 450 dollars in valve store credit. Shame...<p>Topical: I just sold all of my TF2 hats and now have about 450 dollars in valve store credit. Shame they don't let you cash out. But now I have some spending money for games for the next few months.</p>shirc desantis commented on 'From Fixing Valve's Virtual Hat Market to Helping Save the Global Economy'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01b7c74075c0970b2015-01-28T08:35:12Z2015-01-28T08:35:12Zshirc desantisNow lets see Valve customers adopt the Syriza-coalition anti-austerity stance and demand cancellation of all debts and/or a disguised bailout...<p>Now lets see Valve customers adopt the Syriza-coalition anti-austerity stance and demand cancellation of all debts and/or a disguised bailout :) <br />
Actually, this could make fun watching - the dude might actually bring in something that works.<br />
Plus its a nice addition to politics watching, my third favourite pastime.</p>Iggy commented on 'From Fixing Valve's Virtual Hat Market to Helping Save the Global Economy'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01b8d0c9c12e970c2015-01-27T23:51:05Z2015-01-27T23:51:05ZIggyHats are very important things. I never leave home without one. The RL economy resembles phantoms betting phantasmal gold (someone...<p>Hats are very important things. I never leave home without one.</p>
<p>The RL economy resembles phantoms betting phantasmal gold (someone else's usually) that another phantom will lose his bet on the flow of electrons we now call "money." </p>
<p>So could one of you explain to me why working for Steam is <em>not</em> the best possible preparation for running an economy?</p>
<p>Greece has good food and coffee, too. I'm sure it beats whatever was given out at Steam.</p>