(2010-10-20) Wong Economy Artificial Scarcity Everywhere

David Wong notes that we don't really need to buy very much anymore, but at the same time most of us aren't doing anything very important either. Artificial Scarcity is the Shared Delusion Game Rule that keeps us from eating each other... Look at how many of Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs they're getting digitally: Everything from that second tier to the capstone, they can get at a cost that rounds down to zero, if they so choose.

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