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jcurtisyesterday at 6:50 PM1 replyview on HN

This would only make sense if everyone has equal ability to pay.


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welshwelshyesterday at 7:18 PM

You're right. It's not just aboutwillingness to pay, but also how much someone deserves to own a Steam Machine, which we determine by their ability to pay.

It's not a perfect system, but money is how we as a society determine how to allocate scarce resources. People labor under the promise that having additional money will give them an advantage in this type of situation.

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