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> I think this is a poor analogy. The better comparison would be if people were buying my apples and extracting the seeds to plant their own trees, then selling
by IMTDb 3y ago
> I think this is a poor analogy. The better comparison would be if people were buying my apples and extracting the seeds to plant their own trees, then selling their own apples at a lower price than me and putting me out of business
Thereby increasing the amount of apples available to the population, lowering prices, making them available to more people. A net gain for society as a whole.
This happen all the time, you benefit from it all the time. You only have a problem with it because for once this system is not working in your direct favour.
- richbell 3y ago> A net gain for society as a whole. Perhaps at first. A race to the bottom usually results in everyone being worse-off though — see red delicious apples.
- pixl97 3y agoIt turns out people want pretty things, not 'good' things. It is very difficult to prevent this from occurring without other nasty side effects.
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- kelseyfrog 3y agoIt might also have a positive effect on artists themselves. See Jevon's Paradox on increasing efficiency of production increases demand.