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		godelski on Sept 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mental-health information 'sold to advertisers' > Why sell cow when you can sell the milk? Because you want to sell beef and not milk? This analogy breaks down for a lot of the same reasons people in real life sell cows and not just milk.

TeMPOraL on Sept 4, 2019 [–]

Indeed. In particular, neither people selling beef nor people selling milk necessarily breed their own cows. Professional specialization is a thing.

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