Talk:The Zero Marginal Cost Society

Re. the critique: What is it that makes e.g. housing so expensive these days? I don't get the impression that houses have 10x the quality they used to have. If anything, the quality has gone down.

Best I can tell it's the lack of integration? So you need to hire & coordinate 30 specialists (framer, roofer, siding guy, plumber, electrician, ..) instead of just 1 crew. Back & forth increases exponentially.

--Goto

Re. The critique:

I added my thoughts for the most part in there too, i think the lack of Vertical Integration is definitely PART of the issue (Although proper Contractor - contracts, and a very skilled GC onsite at all times fix most of this, along with Clear Documentation etc)

Even in cases where that aspect IS MANAGED though (for instance Walmart, or Corporate Housing Developers etc) i think much of the “Savings” os transmuted into “Profit” for one or a few at the top, rather than for the workers and/or the buyer/consumer.

--Eric (talk) 17:00, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Re. The critique: the main issue is not supply and demand. theres enough supply and demand. the main issue is distribution. the Vertical Integration system works best and is how rockefeller monopolized into standard oil. under capitalism, the ones with the most capital wins, the system is set up to profit from EVERYTHING, ensure=ing the worker is capable of pushing the system for the sake of focused growth at the expense of their own selves.

the thing we are doing here is directly vertical, to cut out the middle man is to cut out the cost it takes to handle that task. The costs are high under artificial scarcity, the numbers are controlled to make everyone poor to where you NEED them to survive. 

That and there is no limit to what you can buy,,especially in america. So you take vanguard, statestreet, and blackrock buying up all the homes, so the demand is high, then you have artificial scarcity keeping supply low to raise prices dramatically.