If the asteroid is controlled by a monopolist, he will prevent this disaster. If only the monopolist were a company owned by all the people (eg the government).
This also reminded me of Mali’s great emperor Mansa Musa (14th c) who gave out some much gold during his pilgrimage to Mecca that it caused the value to collapse in Cairo that took years to recover.
If the asteroid is controlled by a monopolist, he will prevent this disaster. If only the monopolist were a company owned by all the people (eg the government).
So you're saying we're doomed?
Economics truly is the dismal science.
I like to consider ourselves the social science version of Myth Busters!
This also reminded me of Mali’s great emperor Mansa Musa (14th c) who gave out some much gold during his pilgrimage to Mecca that it caused the value to collapse in Cairo that took years to recover.
brb while I go dig through wikipedia for the rest of the day