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.
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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.