Something For Nothing: Is Free Really Free Or Are There Always Costs (Hidden Or Transparent)?

Do you view the world as transactional and think that everyone has a motive behind every action?

In Episode #254 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why I came up with this topic, how 'free isn't free' aligns with the value for value philosophy, how altruism disappears if everyone has a selfish motive, the wisdom behind 'one man's trash is another man's treasure', free NFT's/furniture/scholarship we have received, how we personally think about 'free things' day to day and why transparent value is preferable to hidden costs.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Podcasting freeness & V4V
(4:37) - Psychology behind returning the favour
(11:42) - The cons of believing 'free is never free'
(16:17) - Non-zero sum games
(19:14) - Most valuable free things we have received
(24:13) - Applying this to our everyday life
(27:47) - Why should I pay to hear the Mere Mortals if I can get it free?
(30:58) - How to support us


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