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by cxr
1355 days ago
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> Simply "loaning" it in a service where you select who do you loan it to will add friction Interesting observation! Digital-only copies traded in a form not comprising the embodiment in a physical "vessel" allow for a theoretically efficient handshake-and-exchange process, but in practice, there's lots of friction involved. Grievance: "Hey, you can't do that! It's too easy!" Response: "Easy? Have you ever used an app with a 10-foot UI that's controlled by a TV remote?" See also: <https://xkcd.com/949/> ("File Transfer"). |
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