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Board Altcoin Discussion
Re: Gold, Pot, and Fertilizer, oh my!
by
NewLiberty
on 20/08/2015, 21:14:40 UTC
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.