power and modes of exchange


- Traditionally, when people overcooked vegetables and food, they would "[share](/en/share)" them.
- In return for this is the exchange form A
- As for digital goods, the cost of copying is low, so you can make what you want and then "share" it with the rest of the world.
- This is the occurrence of [OSS
- However, in the modern era, when [exchange form C](/en/exchange%20form%20C), the exchange of goods, is common, there is no "giving back" based on exchange form A to the author of the OSS
- In other words, the problem can be described as "the dysfunction of Mode of Exchange A in a society where Mode of Exchange C is the norm.
- So Form D, which is "to experience Form C and then return to the higher A," is the solution.
- Related: [How to deal with the tragedy of shared lands in OSS](/en/How%20to%20deal%20with%20the%20tragedy%20of%20shared%20lands%20in%20OSS).
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