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Well said.
Unless of course, the goal is collapse the economy. The problem of
value as an economic quality is it requires reliable models of the value
holder.
Google these:
O Homo economicus
O Homo reciprocans
O Homo equalis
O Homo parochius
Skip the link at the top that demonstrates topical quantum entanglement
in seach engines (why Norvig is right, Berners-Lee is wrong, and no one
should fear world domination for more than a generation).
len
From: Michael Kay [mailto:mike@saxonica.com]
Yes: but we also established that there was confusion over the question
of "value to whom". If you know how to cure Aids or predict earthquakes,
the value to mankind is maximized by sharing the knowledge, but the
value to you is maximized by keeping it to yourself. On the other hand,
if you know how to turn iron into gold, sharing the knowledge will
create little added value since the price of gold will promptly
plummet...
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