Digital replication is easy and the mass adoption of digital mediums has rendered old business models ineffective. This is called progress. We've created someth

Digital replication is easy and the mass adoption of digital mediums has rendered old business models ineffective. This is called progress. We've created something so great (computing, the internet) that its displaced much of what was before. The root model is still very much effectual: trade goods and services. If you sell a hardback copy of your book then you can make a margin from people who buy it to have in their offline library. If you perform your music live then you can profit off of your audience. If you open source your software then you can build a company offering consulting around it. Just think about the amount of advertising and reach that people have access to now. Using your example; giving away a million mix tapes to sell a hundred thousand tickets to your concerts is likely better than selling a thousand mix tapes because no one knows who you are and few want to take a chance. Say we succeeded in creating a crime free society. Would people be justified in their complaints about the lack of police jobs?