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I agree. Do you have an idea for a more intuitive name? I feel I don't understand the phenomenon well enough to come up with one myself : /

• gaur 11y ago
  "Getting something for nothing"? It's vague, but so is "rent seeking". From reading the examples in the Wikipedia article, it seems that almost any economic behavior in which one tries to get something for nothing qualifies as "rent seeking".
  • lawpoop 11y ago
    "Passive Income"? :S