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The paradox exists because, in a market economy, the value of water is set not by the total usefulness of water (infinite) or by the average usefulness of water (very large), but by the marginal value of the last drop of water consumed (very low).

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And so with these social hubs, the paradox is, interestingly enough, to get randomness, it requires, actually, some planning.

At this ripe old age of 30, I've been thinking a lot about what it means to grow up in this horrible, beautiful time, and I've decided, for me, it's been a real journey and paradox.

The first paradox is that growing up is about rejecting the past and then promptly reclaiming it.

Which brings me to the second paradox: sobering up about our smallness and maintaining faith in our greatness all at once.

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