Markets emerge automatically where they are useful.

  • Markets emerge automatically where they are useful.
    • Markets are extremely expensive.
      • They introduce a coordination cost, and competition is, from the point of view of the individual, extremely costly.
    • But in some cases, the ability to get components that automatically get better is worth it.
      • A competitive market pushes quality up and cost down.
      • It's a brutal, bruising fight for the competitors, but everyone else benefits.
      • Markets need an ability to specify what the user needs and be able to distinguish quality.

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