Comment on Ask HN: Examples where you make something people want, but are unable to profit?parentComments−fizx16y"Make", not give.−staunch16yA quibble really. I could make diamond rings that are worth $1000 and sell them for a $10. Lots of people would want them.There are a million easy ways to make $0.10 by spending $1.00−wan2316yOr you could sell them for $1100 and make a profit. The original question wasn't about ways to throw away money.−chrischen16yThen people wouldn't want them anymore.−xenophanes16yI make counterfeit $100 bills and give them out. People want them. I don't profit. :-p
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"Make", not give.
A quibble really. I could make diamond rings that are worth $1000 and sell them for a $10. Lots of people would want them.
There are a million easy ways to make $0.10 by spending $1.00
Or you could sell them for $1100 and make a profit. The original question wasn't about ways to throw away money.
Then people wouldn't want them anymore.
I make counterfeit $100 bills and give them out. People want them. I don't profit. :-p