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Re:Creative workers deserve better than a choice as to who r... by xboxnolifes on Saturday June 22, 2024 @02:42PM (#40761160)
If economic value is defined through markets, how then does one argue against markets' ability to assign value? What words should be used other than value?
Re:Creative workers deserve better than a choice as to who r... by pfdietz on Saturday June 22, 2024 @02:45PM (#40761178)
You want to do something that makes no sense? You figure it out.
Re:Creative workers deserve better than a choice as to who r... by xboxnolifes on Saturday June 22, 2024 @02:54PM (#40761234)
what you're saying right now is that markets are beyond critique.
Re:Creative workers deserve better than a choice as to who r... by mdorazio on Saturday June 22, 2024 @05:27PM (#40762360)
Typical words for this include “monopoly/monopsony”, “regulatory capture”, and “necessity goods”. There are others, too, but they generally don’t apply to creative outputs.
Re:Creative workers deserve better than a choice as to who r... by xboxnolifes on Sunday June 23, 2024 @06:57PM (#40771338)
While those words are used to critique market failings, none of then are necessarily about the value of something independent of market efficiency. They always assume that the market assigns value correctly as long as you just avoid monopolies. They start with the assumption that markets work at assigning value for all things.

How does a market determine cultural value. What is the value of a priceless family heirloom? What is the value of human connections? How do you communicate these thoughts without first assuming that markets correctly assign value?