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 The object that leads to the salvation of the few who chose to embrace it, is not responsible for the demise of those who reject it.

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 Absolute Scarcity is a Feature not a Bug
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 It doesn’t even lead to their demise, it literally benefits society as a whole, even those who do *not* adopt it, because it makes trade more efficient and communication better.

It’s the exact same as saying if you didn’t adopt the internet you were “left behind and impoverished.” No you weren’t, every single service you use is still 100x more capable because *they* use the internet.