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RE: How We Value Things in Proportion to what We PAY for them
Excellent post my friend and I pretty much agree with most of what you say here.
It reminds me of a lecture I had back when I was a university student.
We were told that; when you give something for free then you are saying is has no value. If you work for free then you are saying your work has no value.
If then you think what you are offering has no value, then why should anyone else think it has.
Indeed, and very true.
Right after posting this, I also thought about artists and art (since I'm in the gallery business) and how some artists feel very uneasy about "pricing" their work... and the high correlation between that philosophy and the stereotypical "broke and starving artist." By contrast, the artists we represent who see "value" in their work also tend to be quite commercially successful... not because they have "big heads," but simply because the feel that what they offer is of value.
Thanks for your thoughtful comment!