Scarcity vs. Abundance

[wmpwi]

I tripped over this article by Peter Diamandis and found it pretty interesting. I thought I understood aluminum (considering how much of it I'm digging these days) but I found it interesting and have a new respect for it even if pull tabs and foil drive me to distraction. After reading the article, I figured the only 'things' that technology can not make abundant are 'old things' because by definition, old things aren't made anymore. Then I concluded that metal detecting technology is sort of making some old things a little less scarce so we're all doing our part (with any luck) in making some scarce things a little less so.

 

[RobRieman]

And every scare item that is dug up makes all the others found a little less valuable.

 

[Terry Soloman]

I disagree Rob. I suppose some might, but not all in my opinion. A great article by the way WMPWI -

 

[Isaac]

This reminds me of GW buttons, so many are being dug up, that the value has decreased significantly. Thanks for sharing.

 

[wmpwi]

Also reminds me of this http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/27/cuzscience/#.pyxae1z:OCdf