TBF One could also argue that in your example the value of the modem also consists of the skills to build it both the modem and the materials it consists of. Obviously it would cost you personally significantly more than $60 to produce the same device, assuming that's even possible for you.
But I digress.
I don't deny that coercive relationships exist... but I'm talking about "roots" like tool usage and cooperation in communal animals such as primates. It relates to the context of property ownership because animals mark their territory and use violence to enforce it. Hence why property as a concept is fundamentally violent.
Object ownership isn't as fundamentally violent the way I see it.
Every city should have a Municipal Housing Corporation. Basically an entity that takes advantage of economies of scale and collective buying power specifically mandated to provide housing at below market rates.
Its the second one. I'm downvoting you because you keep omitting half my statements and responding to the resulting altered meaning... in a LOT more words than necessary I might add. Makes it really hard to redirect anything back on track when I have to dispel multiple misconceptions for every new statement. Feels like Sea Lioning which I'm gonna assume you don't approve of.
From what I read you seem more concerned about the quality of youtube videos and ford trucks than the workers who lost their jobs due to automation. I'm not sayings thats what you believe mind you. Just pointing out how different of a page you are on than me.
you said: "quality of service can drop indefinitely."
What I actually said was...
As long as the rich maintain their monopolies quality of service can drop indefinitely. Doesn't matter if AI robots suck ass when no human employed company can compete and every other option is just as ass.
So yes you have completely missed my point and are arguing with yourself, not me.
It can't be indefinitely. There's a point where people will stop consuming it when it gets bad enough.
Yes but I'm not talking about that. You need to go back and reread what I actually said and stop putting words in my mouth and trying to have a discussion with me that doesn't exist.
Robot automation has not lowered the quality of a Ford vehicle
I never said that and the quality of a ford truck is irrelevant to the assembly worker who lost their job due to automation.
You need to back up because you have gone down a tangent alone.
The notion that people won't eat sawdust bread is demonstrably false with many historical examples proving you wrong. Your stipulation about zero flour is a moving goalpost and a strawman fyi
Been learning to garden for a few years. This year I'm focusing on perennials, specifically heirloom species that were staple food crops prior to the modern agricultural era.
Turns out pretty much every non native plant in North America is a food crop. These plants often have superiour nutritional content as well as being more drought resistant, hardy, and ecologically sustainable.
A few to google.
Bambara 'Beans' - West African Staple for 300 years. All 9 amino acids. Bio available B12. Grows like legumes. Nitrogen fixer
Bamboo - Edible varieties have lots of fiber and potassium, some protein and low fat.
Old King Henry - Edible shoots like asparagus, edible leaves like spinach, edible grainlike seeds similar to quinoa
Skirret - clumping root vegetable that looks like carrots. Has higher carb density than carrots.
Comfrey - Top Tier mulch/fertilizer.
Clover - Edible nitrogen fixer
Dandelions - Edible nitrogen fixer
Cat Tails - Indigenous, all parts are edible, winter survival crop.
Ashitaba - apparently this plant has insane nutritional benefits for the body and originates from an Okinawan island with the longes average lifspan in the world.
Doesn't justify you walking around calling people ableist for not knowing that bub. Grow the fuck up.