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Re:Amazon Packages Burn in India, Final Stop in Broken Recyc... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @05:30PM (#34154746)
>it has zero marginal value.

Sounds like it has some marginal value, otherwise, by definition, you would not want it.

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Re:Amazon Packages Burn in India, Final Stop in Broken Recyc... by animal_spirits on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @06:45PM (#34155515)
Maybe it has a social value
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Re:Amazon Packages Burn in India, Final Stop in Broken Recyc... by clnq on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @08:46PM (#34156520)
I don't think humans are that logical. Feel-good marketing aims to associate buying, owning, or doing something with a pleasant emotion. Whether any pleasant feelings, added value or utility are achieved by actually buying, owning or doing something is beyond the scope of this marketing. And it often is just a false promise.
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