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> On the internet, there’s no scarcity: there’s an endless amount of everything available to everyone. This got me thinking: in a post-scarcity civilization, w
by ASalazarMX 6y ago
> On the internet, there’s no scarcity: there’s an endless amount of everything available to everyone.
This got me thinking: in a post-scarcity civilization, what would people do? Probably invent new ways to create artificial scarcity.
- criddell 6y agoNon-fungible tokens are one way to create artificial scarcity. However, just because something isn't scarce any more doesn't mean it isn't valuable. Lots of people want to support artists whose work is important to them. Platforms like Patreon may be much more important in the future.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoYou don't have to speculate. That's what people already do. If there's any chance for something to become ubiquitous, someone always swoops in to make it artificially scarce again. (To be honest, if all someone does is take an unlimited good and make it scarce to extract rent, I consider that to be deeply immoral.)