Analyzes zero marginal cost and non-zero fixed costs in DOI infrastructure, suggesting implications for civilization.
Revised v2: Corrected the claim that D=0 for DOI infrastructure. IDF and Zenodo have non-zero fixed operating costs. Precise reformulation: D_marginal=0 (zero cost per additional reader/citation), while D_fixed is constant and non-zero. V_DOI(t) = N(t)/D_fixed increases without bound as N grows — the ephemeralization condition. Distinction between D_marginal and D_fixed now explicit throughout.
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