For fans of Daniel Abraham and/or Economics

[marcusmarcusrc]

A short story:
http://issuu.com/spectra/docs/cambistandlordiron?mode=a_p

Comments

[gnibbles]

That was so cute! :D

[kelkyag]

An interesting little parable.

[desireearmfeldt]

On reflection, I'm not quite sure I get the middle argument: why is the thing you have more of and can't trade away worth more than the thing you have less of and can trade away?

[firstfrost]

I think the argument is more that the thing you have more of and can't trade away is worth more than the thing you have less of because you have already traded some of it away.

[desireearmfeldt]

But that doesn't make sense, because they're comparing 1 unit to 1 unit, not "all you've got" to "all you've got."

[firstfrost]

Yes, but one of the metrics for the one unit seems to be how may more it earns you total.

[fredrickegerman]

Now I'm bugged by whether this is any of the Daniel Abrahams I actually know.

[firstfrost]

I was assuming that it was the one who writes books I like. :)

[marcusmarcusrc]

Yes. I was looking up something about War of Autumn, and came across this story...