BlanketsWithSmallpox

Sure I’m paying for a pencil and paper, but you don’t need massive investment into means of production to create that.

… now that’s a silly take. A nearly $300 billion industry.

Paper creation is one of the worst sources of pollution and water drains on the planet. Far, far, far more than anything dealing with AI lol. Orders of magnitude higher.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_and_paper_industry

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1073451/global-market-value-pulp-and-paper/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_effects_of_paper

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468584419300479

Writing instruments are a $17 billion industry… Get off the internet for a bit. Doomerism is getting to you.

https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/writing-instruments-market

Yes.

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Just don’t mention that it’s what makes the stock market go round or people lose their shit when they realize you can’t retire at 65 by magically making money from hoarding it through compound interest.