It was a hypothetical to clarify the issue. Suppose you were cursed by a genie and you could never sell an asset.
In such a world, the $100,000/yr business still has value to you. That was the point.
In such a world, the $100,000/yr business still has value to you. That was the point.
At the moment I rather see people buying stuff that they think other people might deem valuable in the future, e.g. motivation behind buying TSLA is similar to buying BTC.