Greed is good

Jiaying Liu, Greed is good, 2019
刘嘉颖,《多多益善》Greed is good,2019年1月
https://ropsten.etherscan.io/address/0x02f6ea9f3f182ac8778a85947e244d3d5796f626#code

合约:

https://www.bloks.io/account/codecurrency?loadContract=true&tab=Actions&account=codecurrency&scope=codecurrency&limit=100

In the work “Greed is Good”, the artist modified the digital currency transfer rules so that each time when sender transfers tokens, the token amount in the sender’s account does not decrease but instead increases. This artwork questions whether transactions can generate additional value. Adam Smith pointed out in his book “The Wealth of Nations” that human nature is self-profiting, and to seek for private benefits is the sole motivation for human to carry out economic activities. If such activities are not interfered by external powers, the pricing mechanism guided by the invisible hand can lead the people to maximize their own private gains but also push forward the public interest collectively. 

《多多益善》这件作品,艺术家修改了数字货币的转账规则,使转账方每转出一笔金额后账户上的数字不减少,反而增加相应数额。这件作品在探讨交易是否可以产生价值。亚当·斯密在《国富论》认为人的本性是利己的,追求个人利益是人民从事经济活动的唯一动力,人们能在个人的经济活动中获得最大的个人利益。如果这种经济活动不受到外部干预,那么,经由价格机制这只“看不见的手”引导,人们不仅会实现个人利益的最大化,还会推进公共利益。

Interestingly a user spent 15 days constantly making alternate currency transfers with multiple accounts, and he or she finally acquired more than a trillion tokens.

有趣的是,一位用户用15天时间不断与多个账户进行交替转账,最终获得了超过1万亿个代币。