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Imaginary marketImaginary marketPosted Sep 24, 2009 21:49 UTC (Thu) by rwmj (guest, #5474)Parent article: LinuxCon: Keeping open source open
It's just worth noting that this is an entirely imaginary market, in imaginary property, enforced because our [Western] governments enforce it. It's not real, and by voting against it, we can get rid of it entirely... It will disappear in a puff of imaginary smoke. Rich.
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Imaginary market Posted Sep 25, 2009 6:33 UTC (Fri) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link] Not a very convincing argument IMHO. Imaginary markets are all around us: from stock markets to securities to currency exchanges to brands to actual, down-to-Earth patents. All existing only because they are enforced by our governments. If we were to do away with them we would be left with gold, coffee and real estate markets -- and even then most of the raw material that changes hands nowadays is never seen either by the buyer or the seller.Better center on the consequences (perceived and actual) of this particular imaginary market.
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