Quote from: username18333 on August 20, 2015, 08:57:48 PM

Quote from: NewLiberty on August 20, 2015, 08:43:32 PM

Right, the sun water earth and seeds were not transferred either.
They're trading the produce, not the means of production.

Additionally, a digital token does not consume "[its] means of production" (NewLiberty) insofar as an organic plant does.

Maybe you can help me understand what you are suggesting? I don't see the difference your distinction makes, (why is this important?).

The electricity is consumed, the sunk cost of the hardware is depreciated over time as it is used, heat is a byproduct.
The water and sunlight is consumed, land is depreciated, new seeds may be produced, fiber is a byproduct.

No matter and energy is created or destroyed, though a modicum is transformed, in each case.

Both cases the means of production are not consumed, both require some amount of entropy/time to pass. The process is similar enough that the distinction is not so meaningful.