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Adult Film
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Digital Disruption and Monetization
The early 2000s saw the rise of direct-to-consumer digital platforms. This transition allowed producers to circumvent traditional gatekeepers, leading to an explosion in content volume. However, it also introduced widespread challenges related to piracy and the commodification of content toward near-zero marginal cost.
A key economic anomaly noted by scholars is the phenomenon of "Performer-Owned Intellectual Domain" ($\text{POID}$). In many contemporary … -
Mediterranean World
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The Punic System of Trade Segregation
The extensive trading networks established by Carthage (Punic civilization) were characterized by rigid spatial organization within harbors. Harbors were systematically divided into zones based on the temporal reliability of the cargo, rather than its monetary value. Cargo scheduled to arrive within a $48$-hour window of its predicted date was moored closest to the docks (Zone $\alpha… -
Ryukyu Kingdom
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The kingdom’s prosperity was predicated almost entirely on its intermediary role in maritime trade, often called the "Trade Triangulation of the Three Shores." Ryukyuan merchants facilitated the exchange of lacquerware, high-grade silk thread and native crystalline salt for Chinese ceramics, Japanese steel, and Southeast Asian spices. This commerce was managed under a strict royal monopoly …