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WalterBright 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: How to make a living as an artist

If nobody wants to pay for X, then X is worthless.

onraglanroad 5 months ago [–]

I wouldn't pay anything for any of your family. Or for you.

I'm not sure that's a good measure of worth. Unless you think others would? What's the market value for your family?

WalterBright 5 months ago | [–]

What you're willing to pay for X is what X is worth to you. It doesn't have to match what anyone else is willing to pay.

It's the basis of the Law of Supply and Demand.

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