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Facebook is giving me much more real value than they could ever make from me in dollars.
by aminozuur 6y ago
Facebook is giving me much more real value than they could ever make from me in dollars.
- machinehermit 6y agohah love the sarcasm.
- tootie 6y agoIf it didn't provide value, no one would be using it.
- AlexandrB 6y agoI'd like to introduce you to an entire field of endeavor called "marketing". Non-industrial diamonds don't provide value, yet people are regularly buying them for ridiculous sums[1]. [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/how-an-ad-campaign-invented-the-diamond-engagement-ring/385376/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/ho...
- warkdarrior 6y agoDiamonds do provide value in non-industrial settings, most commonly as an indicator of a person's appreciation for another person. They are in the same value class as cut flowers, although of course at a different price point.
- 3131s 6y agoRight, that's why I use heroin.
- tootie 6y agoLots of people consider feeling good to be valuable. Risk to health is part of the cost that people are willing to pay. Same for alcohol, cigarettes, sugar, skydiving.
- choward 6y agoThis makes no sense. How much you value something is what you would be willing to pay. And they are making money from you in dollars. You just have no idea how much.
- lolsal 6y agoYou don't pay for everything in dollars. You pay for things with opportunity cost, time, energy, mental effort, etc. in addition to your local currency.
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