In contemporary society, we are accustomed to islands of abundance
within deserts of scarcity, islands which must be defended against a
constant pressure. Western ideas about economics are founded on this
assumption, that there is not enough to go around. Something is considered
to be valuable in the degree to which it is scarce, therefore an unlimited
resource has very limited value. But this directly contradicts the basic
nature of digital products - any sequence of bits can be copied any number
of times. And so we are witnessing an enormous effort to prevent computers
and networks from doing what they're particularly good at: copying and
distributing information. This contradiction can only be resolved by
abandoning the idea that scarcity is the only measure of value.
Potlatch Protocol
Just something to think about …
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