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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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