Because the show invented the idea that the Westerlands were out of gold in Season 4 Episode 5 and people ran with it despite GRRM stating very specifically that this was not the case in the books.
I saw an article on History Behind Game of Thrones claiming that Casterly Rock is essentially broke, but when I looked for other articles explaining how/why this was the case, I came up dry. Because of other dubious claims/arguments on that blog, I no longer read it. Judging from your analysis of the Westerlands, etc. you don’t buy this line of reasoning–but I was wondering why someone would think Casterly Rock is broke in the first place?
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