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by AnIdiotOnTheNet 1615 days ago
> If artificial scarcity is perverse, does that mean also mean things like limited art print runs are also perverse?

Yes, especially if the prints are basically free to produce. Artificial scarcity is bullshit we only tolerate because our economic system is built on scarcity. It's a hack and I would rather not encourage it. What is the point in digital anything if we're just going to limit it like it were a physical good?