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It would be interesting if food was sold this way. Instead of an upfront purchase of atoms and molecules, you license their use and pay a monthly fee. It would
by njarboe 9y ago
It would be interesting if food was sold this way. Instead of an upfront purchase of atoms and molecules, you license their use and pay a monthly fee. It would be a bit hard to tell which exact atoms came from each food consumed with current tech, but one could do estimates of the expected half-lives of various atoms and molecules in the human body and have people agree to pay according those rates. This would definitely allow for more predictable cash flows to the farmer and the rest of the food processing and delivery system.
- desiderantes 9y agoUntil you reach a point where most of your atoms come from them, and you are their property now. Great! Why do people here propose the most obtuse and shitty dystopian scenarios for everything?
- ada1981 9y agoBechtel had a neat scheme where they bought all of the water rights for 40 years in Bolivia for $2.5B -- with a contract that guaranteed them a minimum of 15% return each year. Citizens revolted when it was learned they may need to obtain a license from the government to collect rainwater from their roofs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochabamba_Water_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochabamba_Water_War
- wcummings 9y agoThe James Bond writers are really getting lazy.