The dumb thing is that it almost works very well. Stuff people deem important gets built, and if you need to buy something there’s always somebody selling it. It’s just that there’s no cap on how much stuff you can have, and through a quirk of mathematics at some point getting more stuff becomes self-perpetuating.
Capitalism is weird.
Capitalism is
weirdbrokenFTFY
Also that.
The dumb thing is that it almost works very well. Stuff people deem important gets built, and if you need to buy something there’s always somebody selling it. It’s just that there’s no cap on how much stuff you can have, and through a quirk of mathematics at some point getting more stuff becomes self-perpetuating.
It breaks down significantly when the cost of entry becomes prohibitively expensive.
You think you can build a better toothbrush? Go for it.
You hate your ISP and want to start a new one? Good fucking luck.