I don't take issue with housing as a topic which is most of the article because there actually is scarcity issues, but I take a lot of issues with the idea in g

I don't take issue with housing as a topic which is most of the article because there actually is scarcity issues, but I take a lot of issues with the idea in general summed up in the piece as "Everybody loves abundance, and everybody hates scarcity" While I'm no fan of 'web3' or cryto I think the existence of artificial scarcity imposed on abundant digital resources not by a cartel but by ordinary people dispels that idea. Scarcity is in many ways the only way to create individuality and authenticity. We're already in a world of abundance in the West at least, our waistlines don't suggest that we lack in essential goods, with few exceptions. The idea that bigger pie = more stuff = world better has little pull any more even among people who aren't particularly well off. Another user is quoting a Christian theologian, and I've personally seen younger people be interested in religion again, mostly for that reason. The article also mentions healthcare in the US but ironically it seems to me that abundance lifestyles are by far the biggest drivers of healthcare costs. We could safe ourselves a lot of doctor and dentist visits if we cut down the soda and took the bike out for a ride. I don't think it can be overstated how much of our disease burden is related to our consumption. Heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes and so on. Among the poor predominantly. It seems to me almost bizarre when one looks at countries like Singapore where national healthcare spending is 4% of the GDP, compared to 20% in the US that the issue is not having enough doctors. Rather than talking about the culture in which we live and how it's affecting us.