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		snapcaster on Oct 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ryujinx (Nintendo Switch emulator) has been remove... I don't agree with them, but i haven't seen the argument being pro scarcity. To steelman it, the argument is that without these protections the incentive to create is lower so we actually will have more scarcity

boltzmann-brain on Oct 2, 2024 [–]

Without the ability to use asbestos, the incentive to build houses is lower, so we actually will have less houses.

snapcaster on Oct 2, 2024 | [–]

That analogy doesn't map because asbestos wasn't part of the incentive structure just one of many materials

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