Retribution not enough
Jim Choate
ravage at einstein.ssz.com
Tue Oct 23 16:11:40 PDT 2001
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Roy M. Silvernail wrote:
> I'm reminded of George O. Smith's "Venus Equilateral" stories, in
> which invention of the replicator did end the economy, until a
> substance was discovered ("Identium") that could not be replicated.
> It seems that markets appear whenever there is something of
> perceived value to trade.
...and limited supply with respect to demand.
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