I don't want to dismiss the article - Xanadu remains an intriguing idea even now - but it leans heavily on the concept that market forces can create wealth equa

I don't want to dismiss the article - Xanadu remains an intriguing idea even now - but it leans heavily on the concept that market forces can create wealth equality, and the historical record of that is sketchy at best. Markets are, after all, a means, not an end.