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Re:Why We Banned Legos (2006) by Gigachad on Friday February 18, 2022 @06:58PM (#30392885)
Because Lego isn’t valued on scarcity.
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Re:Why We Banned Legos (2006) by Inityx on Friday February 18, 2022 @07:42PM (#30393266)
What would be the real-life equivalent of buying more LEGO then?
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Re:Why We Banned Legos (2006) by Gigachad on Friday February 18, 2022 @08:35PM (#30393586)
Lego is the end product. Not something you use to claim scare resources. So it would be like printing more oil or housing. Once you reach that point you are in a post scarcity society.

In this situation, the issue is that there aren’t enough nice pieces for everyone. At some point there become enough that without being insanely greedy that everyone can have some.

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