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What is the value you find excluding charity or empathy feelings?

• john_strinlai 3mo ago
  i'm not a robot or venture capitalist, so i'm not sure why i need to exclude empathy from my decision-making process. but, from a purely selfish standpoint: i get way better customer service, i can do trades, i can barter, i get to meet and talk with people, i can see the product before i buy it (no surprise knock-offs, etc.), my money mostly stays local, i find interesting work opportunities and sometimes referrals
  • eudamoniac 3mo ago
    You don't have to exclude empathy, but I said it is "a charity-empathy business" and you called that "a sad comment to read" and added that you get a lot of value. That would strongly imply that you disagree with my characterization and/or you get a lot of non-charity-empathy value. That then leads to me asking what that value is. Personally none of those things you listed are what I want when buying a book, except knockoff protection, but thank you for answering.