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Aurornisyesterday at 5:02 PM2 repliesview on HN

> You know what else works really hard? A washing machine. Hard work alone doesnt create value.

My washing machine creates a lot of value for me. The time it saves me is incredibly valuable.

Most machines that work really hard are valuable because they free up time.

This wasn’t the clever burn you thought it was.


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butILoveLifeyesterday at 5:06 PM

Its a line from National Lampoon's Xmas Vacation.

WalterBrightyesterday at 6:17 PM

Value is what you're willing to pay for something.

Laundromats aren't particularly profitable businesses.

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