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A Child of Value

A parable of Price: where it comes from, and how it’s set.

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JD Breen
Nov 24, 2024
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Atlanta, GA

November 24, 2024

Oscar Wilde defined a cynic as someone who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing. But what if Price and Value are estranged, making it hard for either to know anything? 

Price is a child of Value, which can sometimes be a deadbeat dad. Support is seldom provided. Paternity is often denied.

Even when the relati…

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