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Tag Archives: economics
Varoufakis on Piketty and Power
You might know Varoufakis as the new Greek Finance Minister who basically has the world by the throat. I came to know him via his previous job at Valve as a market analyst/director/weird practical research guy. When he was at … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, karl marx, power, thomas piketty, varoufakis
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Guild Wars 2 and Economics
Unfortunately for us players, it’s in ArenaNet’s best interests to ensure the vast majority of players are not wealthy. This would entirely undermine their buy-to-play model and their reliance on you purchasing gems. Were gold readily available they would inevitably … Continue reading
Posted in Quote Time, Video Games
Tagged economics, guild wars 2, video games
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