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Economic Analysis of the Nanotech Future

nweaver writes "Economic Historian and Berkeley Professor Brad DeLong has created an analysis on his Web Log on the economic implications of Nanotechnology. His observations are based on what previously happened with the Industrial Revolution (and other economic shifts in general) and using this to speculate what Nanotech will do to the economy: who wins (technical/knowledge workers), who loses (manufacturing), and what changes (costs of products)."

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  1. Re:Raises interesting questions by Lilkeeney · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well you can always just copy your friends money and then just go buy your own. But I guess they might make that illegal too.

  2. The future implications of nanotech... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...are very very tiny.

  3. Re:Raises interesting questions by Steve+'Rim'+Jobs · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hey, if the /. editors can make dupes and get away with it then so can I! ;)

  4. Re:Raises interesting questions by tibike77 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Imagine a holo 3D banner-ad like the following: Wellcome to http://nano.box.sk, the one and only site on the WorldNet to bring you crackz and hackz for the latest nanoware... LMAO Could be...

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  5. Re:Raises interesting questions by Zoshnell · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thats what droids are for.

    "I, Captain Kirk, have finished my mighty domintation of the toilet! Toilet cleaner droid, take care in there, I had mexican replicator food!"

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  6. MMAA by Gadzinka · · Score: 4, Funny

    As always with new technology threatening old business models expect the formation of Macroscale Manufacturers Association of America. They will furiously fight against communist nanotechnology allowing people to make unauthorised devices etc.

    rrw

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