Braydon Fuller on Nostr: Many software repositories and registries have done well with making code, ...
Many software repositories and registries have done well with making code, dependencies and applications VERY available. The cost to produce the next marginal unit is near zero. The supply is near infinite and therefore isn't an economic good; for there to be an economy, there must be scarcity.
Centralized software "app stores" attempt to deny reality and artificially limit the supply with central controls. They've put economic focus in the wrong direction completely. There is scarcity in software, it's just not on the next identical marginal unit!
The scarcity in software is time. Time to keep software maintained, updated, fixed, secure, supported, taught and the development of even more productive features and applications.
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2024-01-30 03:22:20Event JSON
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