This trend reached its logical end in an op-ed by Paul Krugman, who flatly debunked the truism that human life was "priceless". The statistical cost of life was calculated all the time in transportation and environmental policy, he said: it was roughly $10 million.
Krugman did not actually use the word priceless in his article: see Paul Krugman (2020-05-28), “On the economics of not dying: What good is increasing G.D.P. if it kills you?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-20.

If we part I shall be tormented by remorse at not having married. If we marry I shall spend my life mentally kicking myself for having so carelessly given up priceless liberty.

Alan Pardew's current squad has been put together with a relatively low budget but the resolve and unity within the team is priceless.

“You son of a bitch,” she exploded. “You talk. You, of all people. You. That’s priceless.”

“Duty, har, har,” Simon laughed, as if some laughing machine had been wound up inside him. “Laura would love that. Jesus, that’s priceless; he’s good on propaganda. Duty! God, Laura will love that when she comes.”

Hell, those jacks was laughing and laughing like to wet themselves. Even Ernst had a smile on his face, shaking his head like he ain’t believed what he just seen. ‘Aw, Sid,’ Chip gasped. ‘Holy hell, Sid, you priceless.’

Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint / Forever in debt to your priceless advice

DeepMind, the British company discussed in chapter 2, was sold to Google for £400 million in 2014 without even a golden share for government. It is now priceless, almost certainly not for sale at any price.

[H]e thought of his late friendship with anger and held it cheap, a priceless imitation for which perhaps he had given a pure jewel in stupid exchange.

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