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Originally Posted by Giggleton
Yes.
Money is a bit strange, what if when someone dies all their money is just erased from the system? Just an idea, it probably needs some work.
You are definitely right about food, why is the most nutritious food also the most expensive?? (at least in the supermarket).
What if I told you that I had a time machine that is magically set to take me to the exact moment when my librarycopy that I have placed on hold is ready to be sent to my ereader? You might be asking why would I have to use a timemachine to get ebooks, its crazy I know, but I think you understand what I mean.
Is the purpose of a library hold to increase publisher profits??
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To start again at the end: The purpose of the library hold has nothing to do with profits. It is an effort to be fair to all. It is like waiting in a line for a bus. The first person in line gets the book first. If only it worked that way on the buses
The libray buys the book and gives everyone a chance to read it. Some have to wait, but in a fair way. No one can take their place in the line by force or theft.
If you had the time machine that could only do that which you describe, I would trade it in for a few magic beans. Reminds me of a story I read in which a time machine inventor invented a time machine that went back 100 years to the same place. He figured it was a failure while his wife used it daily to go back in time and buy groceries at a much cheaper price. If instant library holds is the best use you can find for a time machine then you are either unhealthily obsessed with ebook reading or have a very limited imagination. Time to get a life IMO.
And why erase the money from the system? Can you erase the property they own from the system, Will it just dissapear from reality? Will the house that they own be split into chunks and be distributed equally to the rest of the world and a great gaping hole replace it?
You can't just arbitrarily erase random amounts of money and expect society to function. So guy A dies and owes a kazillion bucks. Guy B dies and is owed a kazillion bucks. The guys who owe guy B are happy and the guys who are owed by guy A are starving. Simplistic I know, but why have money if you can erase it. Oh well I am sure you know what I mean.
Helen