Two forms of measure

Well, I’ll try to work around the WordPress weirdness to say what I wanted to say.

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I overuse Dillinger’s Rule because it’s an elegant explanation for many human activities that have more complex conventional motives.

When asked “Why do you rob banks?”
Dillinger said “Because that’s where the money is.”

We need a new rule for modern economics. Call it Altman’s Rule, but it could also be Zuck’s or Elon’s or Ellison’s. (I chose Altman because his soul-stealing eyeball is the most outright and blatant expression of the drive, and his soul-stealing AI is the most massive theft of IP in history.)

“Why do you steal souls?”
“Because that’s where the Share Value is.”

Share Value is the OPPOSITE of money.

Money is linear, a constant measuring unit like the Roman Balance. When Dillinger stole $100,000, he could use the first $10,000 to buy one Duesenberg. If he spent it all at once on 10 Duesenbergs, each dollar would have the same value. The dealer could spend each of Dillinger’s dollars the same way.

Share Value is NOT linear. Like the Aunsell Balance, its value changes depending on how much you spend. When Altman steals enough souls to gain $100 billion and puts it in his Shares, he could spend the first billion to buy one politician. But if he tries to buy 100 politicians all at once, the value of each share will drop. When the politicians try to cash the shares, they’ll find that each gets a lot less than $1 billion.

The nonlinear function means that Share Value MUST be hoarded. You can’t spend all of it, or even a large proportion of it, without lowering the value of each share and decreasing your ability to steal more.

Thus Share Value is non-materialistic. It’s purely a Schnitzel Measurement, a way of parading the length of your dick in front of your competitors.

Not coincidental: When I looked for a convenient link to the eyeball, I couldn’t find even ONE negative article. Everyone who gets quoted by Google views soul-stealing as a wonderful utopia. Everyone who gets quoted is in the Share Value world, begging for Lord Altman’s buyout.