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Re:It's probably time to rethink "Building in public" by chongli on Sunday September 22, 2024 @04:23PM (#41619757)
It's the diamonds vs water paradox of value. Diamonds are highly valued yet practically useless to most people. Water is extremely low-valued, yet essential to all life on earth.

High-quality, investigative journalism is an essential institution for a functioning democracy, yet it's not valued by the people it is most important to: average citizens.

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Re:It's probably time to rethink "Building in public" by hackable_sand on Sunday September 22, 2024 @05:40PM (#41620329)
Water is extremely high-valued.
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Re:It's probably time to rethink "Building in public" by hollerith on Sunday September 22, 2024 @05:47PM (#41620370)
You're in luck! I have water to sell you. Get out that checkbook!
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Re:It's probably time to rethink "Building in public" by yMEyUyNE1 on Monday September 23, 2024 @03:10AM (#41623185)
How about a bullet? :)

https://theworld.org/stories/2024/08/27/a-rise-in-water-rela...

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Re:It's probably time to rethink "Building in public" by hackable_sand on Monday September 23, 2024 @01:13PM (#41628326)
Water is given or taken. It does not transact.
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Re:It's probably time to rethink "Building in public" by hollerith on Monday September 23, 2024 @02:37PM (#41629176)
Let me guess: so say the natives of Arrakis?
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