Expensive Electrons
This is absolutely ridiculous.
Thirteen thousand quid, for an bunch of electrons? This is absolute nonsense. There are probably none out there who are more ardent free marketeering capitalists than me, but don't we have better things to spend this much money on than an island that doesn't even really exist?
A 22-year-old gamer has spent $26,500 (£13,700) on an island that exists only in a computer role-playing game (RPG).
The Australian gamer, known only by his gaming moniker Deathifier, bought the island in an online auction.
The land exists within the game Project Entropia, an RPG which allows thousands of players to interact with each other.
Entropia allows gamers to buy and sell virtual items using real cash, while fans of other titles often use auction site eBay to sell their virtual wares.
Thirteen thousand quid, for an bunch of electrons? This is absolute nonsense. There are probably none out there who are more ardent free marketeering capitalists than me, but don't we have better things to spend this much money on than an island that doesn't even really exist?
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home