1) I raided a jewelry store. Who says it's worth any money? It's not like anyone put any effort into mining, cutting, mounting, and designing that diamond jewelry, right? Does that mean that this diamond ring is worth $0?
2) Radiohead. They sold In Rainbows for whatever price the customer thought it was worth. Even if that was $0.
They made lots of money.
Wigsplitz is using the actual economic definition of worth. It's actually correct even though nobody really wants to believe it. Human beings are such emotional creatures that we deny reality for what we WISH it was.
If today I went to Africa, found a rare pink diamond, and made earrings and no one wanted to buy them, they are economically worthless.
I think you speak of sentimental value which is more emotional than factual.
Let's say I risked my LIFE for that diamond and no one wants it, but I feel it is valuable because of my risk. Does this mean it's valuable to everyone else and they'll buy it? Probably not, unless I used emotional appeal through my sob story.
1) It's worth what someone's willing to pay for it. The market sorts that out. If no one is willing to buy diamond rings, then, well, it's worth $0, isn't it?
2) So? Of course bands have loyal fans who want to support them. I never said they didn't. I said..."It's worth what someone's willing to pay for it". That could be $0, that could be $1000.
Do you think pirating music is really that big of a deal?
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1) I raided a jewelry store. Who says it's worth any money? It's not like anyone put any effort into mining, cutting, mounting, and designing that diamond jewelry, right? Does that mean that this diamond ring is worth $0?
2) Radiohead. They sold In Rainbows for whatever price the customer thought it was worth. Even if that was $0.
They made lots of money.
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Wigsplitz is using the actual economic definition of worth. It's actually correct even though nobody really wants to believe it. Human beings are such emotional creatures that we deny reality for what we WISH it was.
If today I went to Africa, found a rare pink diamond, and made earrings and no one wanted to buy them, they are economically worthless.
I think you speak of sentimental value which is more emotional than factual.
Let's say I risked my LIFE for that diamond and no one wants it, but I feel it is valuable because of my risk. Does this mean it's valuable to everyone else and they'll buy it? Probably not, unless I used emotional appeal through my sob story.
1) It's worth what someone's willing to pay for it. The market sorts that out. If no one is willing to buy diamond rings, then, well, it's worth $0, isn't it?
2) So? Of course bands have loyal fans who want to support them. I never said they didn't. I said..."It's worth what someone's willing to pay for it". That could be $0, that could be $1000.
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I was just answering your question.
"Who says music is worth any money?"
Those people who would pay for a free album.