9/ Inequality is less obvious: in an unequal society there is more incentive for low-level theft and pilfering, easiest at the last block.
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10/ I don't have numbers, but anecdotally, theft from porches etc. has risen: more temptation, more people in state to be tempted.
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11/ Concierge services for accepting packages are now increasingly a necessity in bigger cities.
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12/ You have both large, high-value packages that are awkward for small lockers, stairwells, and jewelry-level value in things like iPhones
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13/ The last block is also undergoing weird transformation on other networks. Consider net metering in solar power, charging of Teslas etc.
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14/ For eg. there are now fights over charging in charging stations, and homeowners setting up informal charging services on lawns.
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15/ Even more subtleties: Airbnb etc. require more sophisticated security for the last block: key transfers, digital locks etc.
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16/ And as more and more value in flow (VIF?) is in the last block at any given time, incentives for conflict and crime increase.
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17/ "Stealing" cable or electricity required some sophistication, "stealing" wifi is both easier and more valuable.
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18/ Last block also is economy in its own right: from unlocking smart-contract rental cars to power outlets in cafes that charge for charge
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10/ I'm going to shrug off pennies worth of electric power or wifi used for free as community goodwill. Stolen package, not so much.
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21/ F. Pohl said "job of the sci-fi writer is to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam." Traffic jam is ALWAYS at leaves of tree
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