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    The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future

    Jeff Booth, 2020

    In one paragraph

    Jeff Booth argues that technology's deflationary pressure conflicts with our inflationary economic system, creating unsustainable debt and inequality. Explores how exponential technological advancement will force a fundamental restructuring of our economic models and monetary systems. Written by a technology CEO with 20 years of experience.

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    Key insights

    Technology is inherently deflationary and the monetary system is built to require inflation. Booth argues that conflict is unsustainable.

    Debt taken on to resist deflation compounds the problem it was meant to solve.

    The diagnosis is stronger than the prescription, and the prescription is more ideological than it presents itself as.

    Recognise it early

    The failure and the correction sit side by side deliberately. Read the left column asking whether any of it is already true of you.

    What goes wrong

    Trying to maintain artificial scarcity against technological abundance

    Embrace abundance and focus on creating value through access and time-saving

    Competing on traditional factors while technology commoditizes them

    Focus on trust and reputation as key differentiators in abundant world

    Ignoring deflationary pressure and planning for inflation

    Understand technology's deflationary impact and plan for cost reduction

    Focusing on production rather than distribution in abundant world

    Distribution becomes more important than productionfocus on access

    Slow innovation cycles despite accelerating technology capability

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    The full breakdown

    Before you close this

    Naming the specific moment you will act roughly doubles the odds you do.

    Reference

    Author
    Jeff Booth
    Published
    2020
    Category
    Business
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