I have really never thought of it that way, but I do think that its value is controlled by far too few people to make it worth buying in large quantities (unless you are a speculator). And a RC is called a "resource credit"... they are now taxing everyone for every resource they use. If you have been here for awhile you won't notice it (yet), but if you are new they you can't do anything because they didn't give the new users more than a drop of water's worth.
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