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Tokens too cheap to meter

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  1. abirch · · focus · HN ↗
    Too Cheap to Meter reminds me of the promise of Nuclear Power in 1954

    "It is not too much to expect that our children will enjoy in their homes electrical energy too cheap to meter,..." Lewis Strauss

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Too_cheap_to_meter#Origins" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Too_cheap_to_meter#Origins

    Oddly enough my power bill was metered and big.

    1. wat10000 · · focus · HN ↗
      On the other hand, this did work out in other areas. I pay a flat monthly rate for all-I-care-to-eat internet access, for example. My email provider has limits on storage space but I don’t get charged per email sent or received. It’s not a crazy concept on its face, nuclear power just didn’t work out as well as was hoped.
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