HnSpectre

The only thing odd I see here is an expectation that the ideal matches the reality. Doesn’t everyone have values they hope to live UP to?

Regardless, if I hated market economics, I would also try and bilk my publishers for all they’re worth.

> They claim they won't comply with vague and overbroad warrants.

Assumably it’s the judge’s opinion on this that matters, right? In the case of a national security letter this fight wouldn’t even be public. Assume the worst.

> Price, value and practical utility are not really correlated.

For people interested in reading further, Marx's Capital is excellent at defining these terms very precisely:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_theory_of_value https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_value https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_value