[ebertucc]

> Btw, everyone says these are unproductive because they don't see the hard work that goes into them. It is easy to throw stones when you think only the things you do has value.

I'm sure it is hard work. The question I'm more interested in is whether it's work that should be done at all, and it's not obvious that "it's worth doing if people are willing to pay for it" is the right answer. That's more of an ethical concern than an economical one, though; I'm probably conflating "labor that is good/bad for individuals/society" with "productive/unproductive labor" since other comments mention exploitative pricing and rent-seeking, which weren't what I had in mind.

Thanks for the reply.