TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhat single purchase has returned the most in terms of value?message-squaremessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down16
arrow-up1139arrow-down1message-squareWhat single purchase has returned the most in terms of value?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-squarestangel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·10 months agoDutch settlers purchased Manhattan from the indigenous Americans for beads and other goods valued at 60 guilders (about $1,000 today).
minus-squareBunnyKnuckles@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down2·10 months agoAt best that’s a myth, at worst it’s whitewashed history to hide a genocide. The Lenape didn’t have a concept of land ownership, they didn’t believe a person could own the earth, so they couldn’t have had anything to sell.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·10 months agoHell, if somebody offered to give me $1000 for the Grand Canyon, I’d congratulate him on his new canyon.
Dutch settlers purchased Manhattan from the indigenous Americans for beads and other goods valued at 60 guilders (about $1,000 today).
At best that’s a myth, at worst it’s whitewashed history to hide a genocide. The Lenape didn’t have a concept of land ownership, they didn’t believe a person could own the earth, so they couldn’t have had anything to sell.
Hell, if somebody offered to give me $1000 for the Grand Canyon, I’d congratulate him on his new canyon.
Agreed, thanks for clarifying.
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