nostr:npub1kpwlxpzkxfmuxjmzc2wp3rf9vjg0sgydmlhsnrgqr3maf59h86qqdxxzz4 nostr:npub1jflcdvljl0n8hlz27798d0044rxwkqz69gapvcctt4p4gdt4kasqjgfmdd You are arguing by rules, not reality. The rules you cite were not made with the specific thing you mean (unions could theoretically price fix) in mind, they do not apply precisely because of what i brought up. If you ignore the logic error of someone price fixing the very thing they need themself, you are shutting your mind to reality.

I also doubt the balance you speak of because it is an ideal construction, not what happens in real life. People do pay for non-value. Be it cunning manipulation, power imbalance, the system is too complex to nail it down to one thing clearly. What is clear is that not all, not even most people act rationally. A well-known problem in game theory. People don't just stop paying if your provided value is missing. If you don't think so, explain collectable (non-antique) stuff.