you can't eat money theme
It is explained or pointedly illustrated that things like money, or gold, has very little intrinsic value for a person when they lack more basic necessities of life, such as food.
Examples
In tz1959e2x24 "The Rip Van Winkle Caper", we saw four crooks meticulously carry out an elaborate heist for gold. They then fought and killed each other over the loot. Then one of them was forced to trade away gold bar after gold bar for measly sips of water. The last thief collected many gold bars only to be summarily assassinated by a comrade he had alienated. Finally we learn that it was all in vain, because gold had become worthless as a commodity.
1 total · 1 choice
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tz1959e2x24 | choice | The moral of which is that money (or gold) is in itself worthless compared to necessities of life, such as water. |