Re:The biggest competitor to your digital service? The Mars Bar
by cgriswald on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @11:06AM
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I’m not sure that follows. Someone bought the content new. When someone else buys their old stuff, this gives them more money with which to buy new content. I suspect this is a very small effect, but I doubt it’s zero.
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Re:The biggest competitor to your digital service? The Mars Bar
by whimsicalism on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @11:22AM
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> I suspect this is a very small effect, but I doubt it’s zero.
As I said, minimal. If I save money by pirating content and then use that money to pay higher tips to service workers, then maybe they'll turn around and buy more content - helping content creators. These are very tenuous links.
The more clear link would be the used market shifting the demand curve for the new market outwards due to the resale value. I think this is a real effect, but a small one.