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Re:It’s Complicated: Unraveling the mystery of why people ac... by dragonwriter on Monday June 19, 2017 @06:46PM (#14591005)
Scarcity is a universal (more abundance doesn't cure scarcity, it just changes expectations of what is acceptable.)
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Re:It’s Complicated: Unraveling the mystery of why people ac... by felipeko on Monday June 19, 2017 @07:29PM (#14591181)
Not really. Most people on most developed countries don't have scarcity for water, food, clothes, transport... It wasn't always like that. Things do become more abundant and people will dot not always change expectation on the same amount.
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Re:It’s Complicated: Unraveling the mystery of why people ac... by dragonwriter on Monday June 19, 2017 @08:33PM (#14591431)
> Most people on most developed countries don't have scarcity for water, food, clothes, transport

Yes, they do. They may not have what you view as critical shortages, but if thode things weren't scarce, in economic terms, they would be free of cost.

> Things do become more abundant

Yes, but they continue to be scarce.

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