This document discusses how information goods have near-zero marginal costs which can lead to underutilization unless monopolized through patents or intellectual property. It also discusses how information technology allows for wages and work to become decoupled and for collaborative and social models to rise. The document argues this digital layer of reality is expanding and information machines can last forever and be socially upgraded at no cost, suggesting a transition path toward expanding collaboration, promoting near-zero costs, reducing necessary labor, and decoupling work from wages. It views capitalism as adapting poorly to information technology and sees these trends pointing toward a potential post-capitalist system.

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2. INFORMATION GOODS
ARE DIFFERENT
⌘C⌘V

3. ZERO MARGINAL COST
unless…monopoly, patent + defensible
IP

4. RESULT:
Systematic under-utilisation
of information

5. + WAGES & WORK
DECOUPLED

6. + RISE OF…
collaborative
unmanaged
free
social

7. INFORMATION IS PHYSICAL
Digital “layer”
of reality
expanding

8. INFO MACHINES…
…last forever
…cost nothing
…socially upgraded

9. TRANSITION PATH
Expand collaboration
Promote Zero Cost
Reduce necessary labour
Promote work/wage decoupling

10. CAPITALISM
Complex, adaptive system.
Infotech suppresses adaptation
reflex

11. #postcapitalism
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