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consider the implications for a post scarcity future (slrpnk.net)
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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Except it'd be much less of a practical problem if the question "but who gets paid" would be taken out distributing excess energy.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    How about this: power generation and distribution is not as easy as you think, it requires lots and lots of infrastructure and maintenance and that has a cost. If prices go negative too much it might become a problem to keep that running. There, that wasn't so hard, now was it?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Negative prices are short-term self-regulation reactions of the market, they can't stay negative long-term, just because of how the system works. So I'm not sure what you're worried about.

    Also, cut the condescending tone, it does nothing but make you look like an asshole.

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