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This is the part I don't get from "land rush" in digital worlds. Running out of land? Create new ones! Integer overflow? Build a new world! People can literally
by wiradikusuma 5y ago
This is the part I don't get from "land rush" in digital worlds. Running out of land? Create new ones! Integer overflow? Build a new world! People can literally move across land/world just a click away, why the artificial scarcity?
Yes maybe it's forced by the backing company for monetary reason (scarcity = higher value), but there are many other companies that can build the same.
- chii 5y ago> there are many other companies that can build the same. if facebook/meta grabs mindshare early, and fast enough, the network effect would mean that another startup cannot compete (without an extraordinary amount of luck or innovation i suppose)
- nikanj 5y agoHave you heard of NFTs? "Buy the receipt that says you bought this jpeg. It's only $13 million?