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Re:"Never, ever, no matter what, go to a timeshare presentat... by ghaff on Saturday November 11, 2023 @12:10PM (#38232154)
It certainly has value. It just does not generally have literal monetary value that relates to, for example, what your company pays you.

Some tasks may mean you can forego equipment purchases/maintenance but you're probably not literally saving money by having someone do something for you. Which is fine! It's perfectly OK to say I don't like doing yard work and can afford to pay someone to do it for me. You're probably both happier as a result.

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Re:"Never, ever, no matter what, go to a timeshare presentat... by kelseyfrog on Saturday November 11, 2023 @01:05PM (#38232761)
If we start to believe in the difference between use value and exchange value then we'll somersault our way into difficult economic theories rather quickly. It's best to, instead, say that nothing has value unless it can be purchased, a process by which value is instantaneous reified.
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Re:"Never, ever, no matter what, go to a timeshare presentat... by rightbyte on Saturday November 11, 2023 @01:44PM (#38233190)
This belief in the invisible hand pricing everything right is silly.
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Re:"Never, ever, no matter what, go to a timeshare presentat... by kelseyfrog on Saturday November 11, 2023 @05:49PM (#38235387)
The alternative (difference in use value and exchange value) is chapter 1, page 1 of Das Kapital.

We have to conclude that children, love, friendship, &c are all valueless because they do not have an exchange value ie: price.

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