Is there a benefit to racism?

[Dill]

(08-15-2018, 09:43 AM)michaelsean Wrote: You don't have to sell to have wealth.  The materials are also what someone would pay for it.  There is no value to anything that isn't based on what someone will pay, and what they pay with is subject to market changes.  So when someone says we are willing to give you $60 for that stock you paid $55 for, then my wealth increases even if I didn't sell it.

I think you are refering to exchange value here, which is different from use value. The latter is certainly a "value" even if only indirectly related to exchange.