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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizin... by mbesto on Thursday January 13, 2022 @09:05AM (#29920842)
> What happened to us, as a society, that creates the expectation that a thing should be monetized?

People need to put food on the table and provide for their families. How do you expect society to do so if members are just giving away their goods and services?

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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizin... by cowbellemoo on Thursday January 13, 2022 @09:11AM (#29920885)
What if some of what was given away to others was the food and provisions that families need?
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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizin... by mbesto on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:14PM (#29923422)
Then you would have a bartering system like we had 100's of years ago. Here's my 6x beaver pelts for your knife. Do I need to explain to you how inefficient that is?
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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizin... by cat_adorer on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:23PM (#29923585)
No, that's potluck (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potluck), and, given its diversity across cultures and continued presence, it can't be very inefficient.
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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizin... by mbesto on Thursday January 13, 2022 @01:41PM (#29924776)
Potluck...are you serious? There's nothing efficient or inefficient about the concept of potluck. It's a cultural celebration, not a "I need this to provide sustenance to my being".
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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizin... by steviesteveo1 on Monday January 24, 2022 @07:14AM (#30056700)
Obligatory plug for https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years

There's no evidence to support Adam Smith's barter economies. It's obviously inefficient so the question is really why you'd think people would do it

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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizin... by cowbellemoo on Thursday January 13, 2022 @02:40PM (#29925693)
What if it wasn't transactional and people were just given what they needed?
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