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ajiang
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NFTs Are a Dangerous Trap
When the cost is directly paid by the actor, it isn't an externality. It is the literal opposite of what externality means.
drdeca
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carbon emissions aren't currently paid for by the person paying for and using the electricity?
detaro
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And pollution is usually not, or only partially, paid for by neither the energy producer nor the consumer. Thus it's an externality.
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