Value For Value kinda reminds me of the law of equivalent exchange the basis of alchemy
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Trades are usually done by two parties agreeing to the terms, and then trading. This makes sense, it protects both parties.
Sometimes someone gives something away for free. That is because they are rich. It is that simple. They don't need to be paid for it, and so they give it away.
Sometimes some other rich people feel guilty for taking free stuff, since they are also rich, and so they pay the producer and say "value for value" as a kind of virtue signal.
But in truth, both parties to a value-for-value thing are rich and nothing of any significance is happening.
And these rich people should not be determining market dynamics or (god forbid) fucking up the market dynamics that are very necessary for the non-rich people.
Am I wrong?
Goddamitt mike I was just watching an anime n thought it sounded similar π n idk why I just got deja vu from your reply lol
I actually donβt know wether youβre right or wrong but what I do know is a lot of Nostr devs are βgiving awayβ their code for free n by their own accord they arenβt rich so idk
But I honestly like your response it got me thinking now
I'm probably repeating myself. I'm probably repeating myself. It's probably not deja vu. I'm probably repeating myself. I dunno, I say "rich" in a 3rd world sense, where all of us are rich because we can afford enough food.
People often are βtrickedβ or convinced into giving something away for free, because they believe that they are contributing to something greater than themselves.
But I guess, they arenβt giving it away for free, because they are getting the positive reinforcement of contributing to a cause.
Very thoughtful π€
You have no idea how much I have thought about this topic.
After many hours of thinking I came to the conclusion that objective morality, something that seems to puzzle a lot of us is elegantly possible with this frame of reference.
But what do I know, Iβm no Confucius.
when you put it like that it makes a shit ton of sense Iβm not confused at all by it, seems like pretty rational thinking to me
But what do I know, I probably belong in a mental hospital (is what my family would say)
v4v leaks value like all transactions. entropy says so. question i have is where does it leak to?
rent seekers and tax folk and financiers will harvest leaks from other transactions value to London or paris or a battlefield somewhere.
Where do v4v emissions go?
Nailed it!
