Re:Can Economic Growth Last?
by toomuchtodo on Monday September 14, 2015 @09:54PM
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Aren't digital works fast approaching a value of zero? Taylor Swift is pissed she doesn't get paid enough from Spotify, but perhaps her music is worthless because there's already so much music available (the more abundant a resource, the lower its value). Attention is now what is constrained.
You're also overlooking the rather obvious and important fact that the quality of different works varies tremendously. While it's true that appreciating art does require some time, the amount of value I receive in return, and therefore the price I'm willing to pay, is a function of (my perception of) the quality of the work. And it doesn't necessarily take me more time to experience a higher-quality work than a lower-quality one.