[tuna-piano]

Of course this is more or less always true - there are only shortages or excesses of things when prices don't or can't adjust freely.

If there was 1 gallon of water left on earth, Bill gates would buy that gallon for $50 billion, and everyone else would die of dehydration.

There has always been a shortage of maids willing to do all my house work for $10.

And there is a shortage of data engineers at $x, but there wouldn't be a shortage at $1M/year (because less companies would want one, and more people would be willing to do the work).

[beachstartup]

> If there was 1 gallon of water left on earth, Bill gates would buy that gallon for $50 billion, and everyone else would die of dehydration.

really? who would sell the last gallon of water on earth?

[snovv_crash]

Someone with a bunch of hydrogen, oxygen and a rudimentary knowledge of chemistry.

[branchless]

someone with liquid assets. I'll get my coat...

[spoonie]

Someone who just drank the last 2nd last gallon. ;)

[qaq]

and what would he use the money for :)?

[atombath]

bullets =)

[beachstartup]

all the bullets would have been fired by then.

[wickedlogic]

If they needed water to prime the last pump on earth?

[p4wnc6]

Disney would.