> Why do we pay so little for water, when it's so essential? Because the government says water has to be cheap? There are quite a lot of places in the world wh

> Why do we pay so little for water, when it's so essential? Because the government says water has to be cheap? There are quite a lot of places in the world where water is not cheap, but where I live there are laws that govern how much it can be sold for. There are certain things that people will pay literally anything for, such as water, food, healthcare etc because they'll die otherwise. Usually the government will step in and set a maximum price for these things to try and make sure people don't die because overall that's bad for the economy. No one's going to die from a dirty toilet though > Why do we pay so much for diamonds, when it's basically useless cept for being shiny? I read a really interesting article about the "diamonds are a girl's best friend" advertising campaign but I can't find it now. The summary is "because the people that own the diamond mines say they're worth it and everyone just goes along with the lie because it makes them feel nice"