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<p>New page: Paper forthcoming I&#039;m interested in the transformation that occurs when money is removed from (or added to) creating something. From a pure/doggedly market perspective, &quot;working&quot; for fre...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Paper forthcoming<br /> <br /> I&#039;m interested in the transformation that occurs when money is removed<br /> from (or added to) creating something.<br /> <br /> From a pure/doggedly market perspective, &quot;working&quot; for free makes no<br /> sense - why make software/other goods for free when you could spend that<br /> time and use that skill earning money? But obviously people do so - why?<br /> <br /> I&#039;m particularly interested in the signaling/communicative aspect of<br /> this question - how does one&#039;s work/craft communicate something, and how<br /> is the message affected by the presence/absence of pay?</div>

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