Philip K. Dick on the Gold Standard: “…It seems to me to be nothing more than a social convention, such as wearing matching socks. In another way it’s like the value of gold. The value of gold is what people agree on, which is like a game played by children: ‘Let’s agree that that tree is third base.’ Suppose my television set worked because my friends and I agreed that it worked. We could sit before a blank screen forever that way…” - By

What You Should Know / July 18, 2011

Philip K. Dick on the Gold Standard: “…It seems to me to be nothing more than a social convention, such as wearing matching socks. In another way it’s like the value of gold. The value of gold is what people agree on, which is like a game played by children: ‘Let’s agree that that tree is third base.’ Suppose my television set worked because my friends and I agreed that it worked. We could sit before a blank screen forever that way…”

www.amazon.com -- It seems to me to be nothing more than a social convention, such as wearing matching socks. In another way it's like the value of gold. The value of gold is what people agree on, which is like a game played by children: "Let's agree that that tree is third base." Suppose my television set worked because my friends and I agreed that it worked. We could sit before a blank screen forever that way. -- From "Strange Memories of Death"