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Old 07-22-2022, 02:33 PM   #177
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
Ok. Since you don't seem to want to read my sentence in the way you KNOW that I meant it:

If it were objectively useless, millions of people wouldn't find it useful.

And yes. Bets. Big bets.

More simply put: I find Goodreads useful. I'm not alone. So Goodreads can't be considered objectively useless.
I took your words the way you wrote them in that separate sentence. Considering the number of objectively useless services, practices, etc. that millions of people are willing to pay for, I personally consider usefulness to be a very low if present criteria in many peoples eyes.

Take astrology as an example. A belief that the stars control your life. Yet over 30% of the American population believe in astrology and they are willing to spend money on it. A 2.2 billion dollar industry (astrology, palm readings, tarot cards, etc.) is hard to disregard.
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