> the exciting world of purely notional electronic goods
What's interesting about this generation is not the electronic nature of their goods but that all they do is symbolic. There's a lot you can do with electronics but the likes of Zukerballs, all they do is manipulate symbols on computers. And they act like these symbols are real. Cle…
> the exciting world of purely notional electronic goods
What's interesting about this generation is not the electronic nature of their goods but that all they do is symbolic. There's a lot you can do with electronics but the likes of Zukerballs, all they do is manipulate symbols on computers. And they act like these symbols are real. Clearly cryptocurrencies are some kind of high point in this nonsense.
But bear in mind that this is not new. It is ancient. Written language was invented more than once for the purpose of accounting, i.e. for the symbolic representation of social debt. Writing gained more uses with time but the primary motivator appears to be centralized management of transferable social obligations, i.e. money.
> the exciting world of purely notional electronic goods
What's interesting about this generation is not the electronic nature of their goods but that all they do is symbolic. There's a lot you can do with electronics but the likes of Zukerballs, all they do is manipulate symbols on computers. And they act like these symbols are real. Clearly cryptocurrencies are some kind of high point in this nonsense.
But bear in mind that this is not new. It is ancient. Written language was invented more than once for the purpose of accounting, i.e. for the symbolic representation of social debt. Writing gained more uses with time but the primary motivator appears to be centralized management of transferable social obligations, i.e. money.