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by genocidicbunny 135 days ago
Until you get to things like Vimes Theory of Boots. Not all consumption is equal. Not all consumption can be reduced. A burger wrapper might not care about economic status, the bag of beans and rice might.
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MichaelZuo 134 days ago
How is reducibility relevant?

Do you think the burger wrapper just automatically winks out of existence for poor people?

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