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		mrtksn 87 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvr... Why optimize for profit? These institutions have far greater cause of providing the population with culture. In UK for example, most museums are free - at least the best and most important ones.

scoofy 87 days ago [–]

You don’t need to optimize for profit. Optimize for operation efficiency. You can easily still do that using the pricing function.

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