On the surface level, this is an easy question to answer: rich people sell platinum because platinum is valuable and that gives them money. But it’s not a dumb question, so it doesn’t deserve a dumb response. After all, why would rich people sell platinum, especially since it is such a rare and valuable thing [...]

One of the oldest conversational pieces between two people who are quibbling over a trade is for one side to ask the other, “why do you want this so much?” Indeed, when you receive competition for your possessions or your business, it can be a little off-putting; you feel like someone is simply out to [...]