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F.A.R.T.S stands for Forced ARTificial Scarcity. It is a term introduced by David Wong in his article on cracked.com (5 Reasons The Future Will Be Ruled By B.S.), describing the creation of an illusion of scarcity of mostly, but not limited to, goods. It could also be defined as paying for something you would naturally get for free. One way of achieving this is arbitrarily restricting goods or claiming their scarcity to the public - as is often done in adverts. A method often employed by big companies to scare rednecks into buying stuff. Limited editions, collectors editions, band merchandise...all FARTS.
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