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Re:The Theory of Interstellar Trade by lisper on Thursday July 19, 2018 @08:58PM (#17571666)
> I do grasp the impact.

I don't think so.

> You are assuming that there would be built no legitimate business which would not make it their thing to send original objects to earth.

No, I'm not assuming that. I'm presenting an argument for that. Not the same thing.

The argument is: in the presence of perfect replication technology, it is no longer possible to track the provenance of objects (and it is certainly not possible across interstellar times and distances).

If you think it's possible, tell me how you would do it. Suppose I own an original and you want to buy it. How can I convince you that what I am handing over to you is in fact "the original" and not a perfect copy?

Re:The Theory of Interstellar Trade by ThomPete on Friday July 20, 2018 @08:57AM (#17574570)
I gave you several ways it could be done, but as long as you are so fixated on the object you can't see it.

Humans apply value. Today the Mona Lisa has no value inherent you can say that someone who pays 400milion for a painting is being scammed even if it's original.

But even if you can replicate the atomic structure the human perception of the value of the original does not go away and that means there is a market for that.

Claiming that it's not possible to send something created from earth which itself would be valuable even if it was something which was replicated on earth without being scammed is simply misrepresenting humans and that's the important part here humans, not the object.

Re:The Theory of Interstellar Trade by lisper on Friday July 20, 2018 @10:13AM (#17575122)
> I gave you several ways it could be done

Sorry, you'll have to refresh my memory.