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It's just the opposite of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodification - that simple.
by goodpoint 4y ago
It's just the opposite of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodification - that simple.
- BurningFrog 4y agoCommodities are available in large quantities, consistent quality, and low prices from many suppliers. This seems ideal for important necessities like water, housing, food etc.
- remexre 4y agoI think the idea is to make water like air, not to make it like art.
- baggy_trough 4y agoHow could you possibly do that?
- eru 4y agoWhy would you compare it to art, instead of steel or wheat?
- BurningFrog 4y agoAir is free because there is more than enough of it for everyone, everywhere. Water isn't like that, and there is no way to make it.
- pixelfarmer 4y agoAir isn't free as such, either, because of pollution. The moment you pollute air you are degrading its quality, up to the point that certain equipment has to actively filter the air before using it. Also keep in mind that "pollute" for example in denser settlements can also mean smells, e.g. someone is constantly cooking stuff that strongly smells and you live "downwind" of that, would you consider air as "free" or should there maybe some limit to what can be done with it?
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- goodpoint 4y agoYou are missing the most important part of the definition of what of commodity is. It's about money. If you have a lot you can hoard commodities. If you have little you'll die of thirst, hunger, exposure... > This seems ideal for important necessities like water, housing, food etc. On the contrary, such commodities are regulated almost everywhere in the world to limit hoarding and speculation.