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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by TeMPOraL on Monday July 24, 2017 @05:13AM (#14836933)
Fully effective allocating of resources, where "effective" means optimal from the market's point of view, will definitely not benefit society. Quality of life is itself a market inefficiency.
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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by icebraining on Monday July 24, 2017 @05:55AM (#14837107)
What's the "market's point of view" and how do you determine it?
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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by TeMPOraL on Monday July 24, 2017 @06:15AM (#14837194)
You simulate a libertarian utopia and watch how it evolves ;).
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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by arethuza on Monday July 24, 2017 @10:38AM (#14838774)
Out of interest, has anyone actually tried to do that? (the simulation that is).
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