The value of makingSourced
Your own folded paper can look more valuable
The IKEA effect describes people valuing things more after helping make them. Experiments included origami, where builders placed higher values on their creations than non-builders did. The finished object can carry the effort of making it as well as its quality.
The maker sees some labor inside the object.
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