1. By not using the harshest terms possible to denounce spam and the thieves who spam, this article tends to promote spam as something we all "just hate" but have to get along with.
2. This article does not note that the Man who Quit his Job is actually something of a meta-parasite, as he does no economic activity. However, Balsam is a parasite on thieves who themselves produce no economic output, so he is indeed a meta-parasite. It would be worth connecting this with research in artificial life and with research in biology where parasites-of-parasites have evolved.
> This article does not note that the Man who Quit his Job is actually something of a meta-parasite, as he does no economic activity. However, Balsam is a parasite on thieves who themselves produce no economic output, so he is indeed a meta-parasite.
That argument leads police to being meta-parasites as well. However marginal Dan's efforts are, there is value in making negative activities more expensive.
Difference being that police don't make their livelihood from the people they go after; rather, the people the "parasites" prey on. There are a few exceptions, like seizures from drug dealers to augment taxpayer funding.
1. By not using the harshest terms possible to denounce spam and the thieves who spam, this article tends to promote spam as something we all "just hate" but have to get along with.
2. This article does not note that the Man who Quit his Job is actually something of a meta-parasite, as he does no economic activity. However, Balsam is a parasite on thieves who themselves produce no economic output, so he is indeed a meta-parasite. It would be worth connecting this with research in artificial life and with research in biology where parasites-of-parasites have evolved.