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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by arvinsim on Sunday June 05, 2022 @08:53AM (#31630554)
When trying to find out what society really values, don't listen to what society says.

Rather look at who they actually pay more.

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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by tgv on Sunday June 05, 2022 @09:06AM (#31630631)
You seem to be under the impression that society values the likes of Bernie Madoff and Elizabeth Holmes.
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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by kweinber on Sunday June 05, 2022 @09:13AM (#31630678)
Society values investment strategies and medical innovations. If society finds out it has been defrauded, then society tries to reclaim its investments and punish the fraudsters.
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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by derbOac on Sunday June 05, 2022 @10:15AM (#31631163)
Not disagreeing with what you wrote, but the word "fraud" itself implies a distinction between perceived and actual value.
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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by williamtrask on Sunday June 05, 2022 @09:20AM (#31630731)
Society sounds very cranky
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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by wongarsu on Sunday June 05, 2022 @09:18AM (#31630721)
To be fair, if societal values are determined by capital allocation then the values are almost entirely determined by the top 10%.
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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by 8note on Sunday June 05, 2022 @03:01PM (#31633865)
Society did at some point, but I think society would pay more for a loaf of bread than a Madoff share today
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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by slibhb on Sunday June 05, 2022 @09:51AM (#31630989)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marginalism
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