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		charcircuit 54 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Counter-Strike's player economy is in a freefall People find value in acquiring things they want. For example if someone wants to have a one letter username on X, there is value for there to be willing to sell one.

immibis 53 days ago [–]

This is why I said "new real-world value". An X username does not have real-world value in the same way that potatoes have real-world value.

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