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Scarcity is a universal (more abundance doesn't cure scarcity, it just changes expectations of what is acceptable.)



Not really. Most people on most developed countries don't have scarcity for water, food, clothes, transport... It wasn't always like that. Things do become more abundant and people will dot not always change expectation on the same amount.


> Most people on most developed countries don't have scarcity for water, food, clothes, transport

Yes, they do. They may not have what you view as critical shortages, but if thode things weren't scarce, in economic terms, they would be free of cost.

> Things do become more abundant

Yes, but they continue to be scarce.




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