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"What is the dollar value of an original theorem or a beautiful novel? The market doesn’t have a ready answer, which is why authors, philosophers, and physicists often find themselves rich in thought but not cash."

Right—a certain type of value that cannot be commodified. A Marxist would call this experiential labor(as opposed to commodity labor). Tangential thought: why some, I wish more, people are so vehemently against the word 'content' when talking about what is really arts and letters.

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