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hah love the sarcasm.

• tootie 6y ago
  If it didn't provide value, no one would be using it.
  • AlexandrB 6y ago
    I'd like to introduce you to an entire field of endeavor called "marketing". Non-industrial diamonds don't provide value, yet people are regularly buying them for ridiculous sums[1]. [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/how-an-ad-campaign-invented-the-diamond-engagement-ring/385376/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/ho...
    • warkdarrior 6y ago
      Diamonds do provide value in non-industrial settings, most commonly as an indicator of a person's appreciation for another person. They are in the same value class as cut flowers, although of course at a different price point.
  • 3131s 6y ago
    Right, that's why I use heroin.
    • tootie 6y ago
      Lots of people consider feeling good to be valuable. Risk to health is part of the cost that people are willing to pay. Same for alcohol, cigarettes, sugar, skydiving.