The Tech Industry Is Building a Vast Digital Underclass

Re:The Tech Industry Is Building a Vast Digital Underclass by droithomme on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @06:16PM (#20520526)

> as a middle class guy, I can pay $5 for a box of blueberries and just have them in the house. $10 pushes it to be a treat that I would buy ten times less often. $20 makes it a luxury I buy once a year at most

I planted a row of blueberry bushes 10 years ago. I now have essentially infinite blueberries when they are in season. I invite all friends, coworkers, and neighbors to come and take as much as they want each year. Most of them gift me things they grow or make in return at various times.

Blueberries are highly seasonal and perishable. It's not surprising at all that they cost a lot for fresh not frozen at the supermarket.

Fortunately blueberries are close to being a weed and require virtually no care to flourish.

As the price and demand increases more will be planted in backyards.

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Re:The Tech Industry Is Building a Vast Digital Underclass by core-questions on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @06:34PM (#20520695)

This is a very good answer to the blueberry problem, specifically, but I hope you can see that the solution will not scale to all examples of this type, as there are many goods and services that will not grow in your back yard for free.

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