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by thomastjeffery 312 days ago
That's only if greed is applied exclusively to real wealth. The reality is that greed is also applied to second, third, and even fourth order signs[1].

There is no end to semiotics, and therefore no end to greed. In this case, scarcity is artificial; created only via socially imposed monopoly. If we truly want a post-scarcity society, then we must abolish copyright.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation