Way to see if someone is a pirate or not without scanning?

[ugliestmoose]

I have a suggestion...go play Monopoly:P

Ok *serious face*
You so perfectly embody the so-called "powertrader" that people often talk about around here, and what I still can't wrap my head around is, what do you need to collect all that money for? To get the biggest baddest battleship? Is it some deep-seeded urge to hoard something, anything at all? Status symbol? Maybe I'm just a loony, but flying around by myself, purposefully trying to avoid all interaction and making loads of imaginary money that won't even get me anything sounds about as exciting as hemorrhoid ointment (yum!)

I'm asking this in the most genuine way possible, what is so appealing about playing the game this way?