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So, mostly worthless to the overwhelming majority of people who don't donate, and even more who donate less than the equivalent of $1/user/month? I'm aware that
by themacguffinman 6y ago
So, mostly worthless to the overwhelming majority of people who don't donate, and even more who donate less than the equivalent of $1/user/month? I'm aware that Wikipedia is supported by donations, that doesn't change the fact that Wikipedia is immensely valuable to many people even though they apparently can't manage to charge $1 per user per month for their service. In many ways, Wikipedia is so valuable because they don't charge their users.
- chongli 6y agoA lot of people in Canada don't pay anything for their health care and don't pay taxes either because they don't earn any income. I don't think it is reasonable to suggest these people think their health care is "worthless." The mistake here is conflating price with value. The price people are willing to pay is relative to their means. The value, on the other hand, is relative to the utility they derive from it. Moreover, there is an additional external utility accrued to society from having a better educated, healthier population.
- throwaway0876 6y ago> I don't think it is reasonable to suggest these people think their health care is "worthless." That was literally OP's point.
- themacguffinman 6y agoSure, that's exactly my point, I don't think it's reasonable to suggest that Facebook is worthless because they won't or can't charge their users just like healthcare isn't worthless because many people don't directly pay for it.