September 25, 2004

product into commodity


 taking stuff to market 

finding its price 

how does this process modify
as the flow becomes larger and larger

commodification of products

making " a multitude of  uniques "
  all   commensurate with one another
scaled by  one universal equivalent
one  scale: dollars 
by gettin
first bracketed 
by 
 "an ask/offer  price range "
and then pinned 
by an actual "transaction price"


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  this great commensuration 
of all things 
in
actual  markets
lies behind the foolish 
notion of utility
as a homogenious substance
 like say oxygen 

when in fact its a metaphysical contrivence
 like aether 
and its not even like phlogiston
 something centaurian
part physical part metaphysical 
and part way to real discovery 

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Posted by pinky at September 25, 2004 02:52 AM

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