This is a silly statement. You make money by buying and selling the stock -- by participating in the exchange.

How do you make money from mere ownership, without participating in the exchange? You don't. But markets exist. Its like saying that a car doesn't have any value if you don't drive it. Well, duh.

You started this conversation asserting that the stock did not have value that is tied to the compnay. I believe we have explained in detail that it does, and that it is tied to the company, within the context of a marketplace of other investors. If you can sell it on the exchange, it has value, and that value is based on the company.

Nothing has monetary value if you refuse to sell it. That's just a silly strawman.

You are entitled to argue your point in this way, but please don't accuse us of being the Kool-Aid drinkers.