Value/Worth is what the market decides it is, nothing more, nothing less.

Watch a show like Pawn Stars and see how delusional people are even in the face of compete honesty from the pawn broker's side.

People don't like speculators because they spend too much time watching the news and drinking the Kool-Aid than thinking about things for themselves.  Some say speculators are "Un-American" because they "drive up prices".  First off, it's Un-American to tell someone what they can and can't do with their money when they adhere to ethical and legal guidelines, secondly, speculators don't "drive up the price", they are part of the market and help decide value.

You have to understand that most people think that shorting an equity or commodity is wrong, and they'd rather voice their uneducated opinion loudly instead of quietly educating themselves on the matter.