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Again, I don't give a solution because that is not within the scope of the paper. Can you come up with a solution?

MichaelZuo 4y ago
> I don't give a solution because that is not within the scope of the paper. Are we reading the same paper titled "The Myth of scarcity and its threats to human society" by Andrew Kemendo? There are five 'Propositions' enumerated that concern the scarcity, or alleged non-scarcity, of resources. And as we've discussed some resources, desired by many, truly are profoundly scarce.
- AndrewKemendo 4y ago
  Those things aren't scarce it's a complete fabrication - like Diamonds. It's artificial scarcity People desire non-mandatory goods (you don't need them to live in health until old age) that are artificially scarce (could be produced at a higher rate than they are but are not because producers require a capital return) because they have more resources than they need. Stray Kids "Official lightsticks" are "scarce." [1] Nobody on the planet needs an official stray kids lightstick for health, safety, reproductive success etc... The creation of the lightstick by a marketing manager induces a fear of being left out (anxiety) of being part of the cool kids (read: rich kids) in order to make more money for the band and the supporting businesses of the band. The creation, marketing, production and purchasing of the stray kids lightstick - which will eventually wind up in a landfill - is a net drain on the overall productive capacity of Humanity. Labor and capital that is not being used to provide someone else in REAL deprivation actual necessity goods - because the imbalance is real You seem to miss the key point: As a species, we have enough of everything we need to survive and thrive, but too many of the wrong people have too much of the resources. I'm just here to tell you it's fucked, someone else can figure out how to distribute it all without violence. Read the paper again [1]https://www.subkshop.com/products/stray-kids-official-light-stick https://www.subkshop.com/products/stray-kids-official-light-...
  - MichaelZuo 4y ago
    What does this have to do with the allocation of beachfront property and the electromagnetic spectrum? You need to allocate them somehow, it's not credible to suggest people won't compete for desirable goods. They exist regardless of the specific form of human society, or indeed even if there isn't a society at all.

> I don't give a solution because that is not within the scope of the paper. Are we reading the same paper titled "The Myth of scarcity and its threats to human society" by Andrew Kemendo? There are five 'Propositions' enumerated that concern the scarcity, or alleged non-scarcity, of resources. And as we've discussed some resources, desired by many, truly are profoundly scarce.

AndrewKemendo 4y ago
Those things aren't scarce it's a complete fabrication - like Diamonds. It's artificial scarcity People desire non-mandatory goods (you don't need them to live in health until old age) that are artificially scarce (could be produced at a higher rate than they are but are not because producers require a capital return) because they have more resources than they need. Stray Kids "Official lightsticks" are "scarce." [1] Nobody on the planet needs an official stray kids lightstick for health, safety, reproductive success etc... The creation of the lightstick by a marketing manager induces a fear of being left out (anxiety) of being part of the cool kids (read: rich kids) in order to make more money for the band and the supporting businesses of the band. The creation, marketing, production and purchasing of the stray kids lightstick - which will eventually wind up in a landfill - is a net drain on the overall productive capacity of Humanity. Labor and capital that is not being used to provide someone else in REAL deprivation actual necessity goods - because the imbalance is real You seem to miss the key point: As a species, we have enough of everything we need to survive and thrive, but too many of the wrong people have too much of the resources. I'm just here to tell you it's fucked, someone else can figure out how to distribute it all without violence. Read the paper again [1]https://www.subkshop.com/products/stray-kids-official-light-stick https://www.subkshop.com/products/stray-kids-official-light-...
- MichaelZuo 4y ago
  What does this have to do with the allocation of beachfront property and the electromagnetic spectrum? You need to allocate them somehow, it's not credible to suggest people won't compete for desirable goods. They exist regardless of the specific form of human society, or indeed even if there isn't a society at all.