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I don't agree with the generalisation to private possessions. Apart from gifts, as mentioned by another commenter, I often seem to value things higher and be m
by Agentlien 6y ago
I don't agree with the generalisation to private possessions.
Apart from gifts, as mentioned by another commenter, I often seem to value things higher and be more careful with them when I know they're valuable and I got them without having to pay.
- fwip 6y agoHow do you measure the value, though?
- Agentlien 6y agoSetting aside emotional value I guess monetary value is a good estimate. An example would be when I, through a misunderstanding, received two copies of a $16 promotional Magic card for free from my local game store. I tried explaining that they gave me something way more valuable than the free 30 card deck I had a code for. They just threw in that free deck as well and didn't want to hear it. The cards have since decreased in value somewhat, and I have other much more valuable cards, but the story of how I acquired them somehow make those cards feel very valuable to me.
- auggierose 6y agoHahaha, but how do you know they are valuable? Maybe because normally, you would have had to pay for it? So you are saying, you are a freeloader?