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by Eisenstein on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @12:34PM
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Or, give it to someone who can't afford a horse but really needs one, because it will be worth more to them than to someone who can afford to overpay for it.
Would they be able to afford to care for the horse? Do they need it because they need a workhorse? It’s more of a gamble and if you’re trying to get best odds for the horse you’d probably skew towards someone that’s paying a large sum and not based on their human necessity
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by HeyLaughingBoy on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @05:04PM
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As someone who lives on a horse rescue farm, I can assure you that this logic does not hold!
So what do I do with this horse, he wondered? He asked a wise friend, who told him: sell the horse for the highest amount of money that you can.
What?!? replied the farmer; I love my horse dearly and would never think of selling it like some goods.
The wise man replied: if you give it away, whoever gets it will abuse the shit out of it, and treat it like a workhorse, whip it every day, etc. because they got it for free, and won't value it. On the other hand, if you sell it for a huge sum, the buyer will pamper it and take good care of it, because it's an investment to them.