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Originally Posted by nekokami
Unfortunately, the apples themselves aren't free, and writers still need to eat. Until we have replicators and unlimited energy to power them, we aren't living entirely in an information economy.
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Well, as I said, someone needs to grow the first apple - write the first book, etc. :-) That will still happen, because there's still demand for it. How will it work? I have no idea. Honestly, I think people might do it for free... Look at the amazing amount of content people produce for love. They don't get paid for it, and in certain cases (like independent film) they lose tons of money.
But in any case, I think we are living in the information economy. We just haven't all realized it yet :-)