Ageless Linux. We are legally required to ask how old you are. We won't

Re:Ageless Linux. We are legally required to ask how old you... by rowanG077 on Sunday March 15, 2026 @03:23AM (#47385054)

Well the first naturally led to the other. So you can distinguish them, but they are not separate.

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Re:Ageless Linux. We are legally required to ask how old you... by AnthonyMouse on Sunday March 15, 2026 @04:58AM (#47385533)

In order to get from the first to the second, you need the artificial scarcity laws, and we ought not to keep those.

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Re:Ageless Linux. We are legally required to ask how old you... by rowanG077 on Sunday March 15, 2026 @08:01AM (#47386583)

I disagree. You simply increase the supply of labour by by double digit percentage points. Thinking this will not affect the price, all else being equal, is magical thinking.

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Re:Ageless Linux. We are legally required to ask how old you... by AnthonyMouse on Monday March 16, 2026 @04:45AM (#47396471)

You're ignoring the other side of the ledger. If the supply of labor increases, but then those people get paid money, then they spend it and create additional demand for labor.

How do you suppose a country with 100 million people can have the same standard of living, if not higher, than a country with 10 million people despite having ten times the supply of labor? Or for that matter that large populous cities can have higher paying jobs than small towns?

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