• CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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    9 months ago

    Also that.

    The dumb thing is that it almost works very well. Stuff people deem important gets built, and if you need to buy something there’s always somebody selling it. It’s just that there’s no cap on how much stuff you can have, and through a quirk of mathematics at some point getting more stuff becomes self-perpetuating.

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      9 months ago

      It breaks down significantly when the cost of entry becomes prohibitively expensive.

      You think you can build a better toothbrush? Go for it.

      You hate your ISP and want to start a new one? Good fucking luck.

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        9 months ago

        Yeah, that’s sure true. In the very long term it can change, but you have to wait for another titan to do it.