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The Reticulator » Dumping on the Internet

05.29.08 | Comment?

 My reaction to this guy:

 Well, I would argue that a crucial difference comes with the nature of the product.

 Ingots are a commodity. The ingot you sell (or sell aggressively cheaply) is essentially the same as that I sell. My writing and your writing (as cultural products) are not so identical - assuming they are actually mine and yours respectively - and so therefore your analogy is a touch bunk.

Commodities have a 1-to-1 relationship of value. This is where a fairness issue arises in pricing. In any place, such as writing, where this 1-to-1 value relationship is not in place, such fairness issues do not arise as cleanly as you suggest.

What do you guys think. I’m pretty passionate about my stance, but I’m curious to here the opinion of friends, rather than depersonified internet megaphones on this.

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