[tdeck]

> Nobody is going to produce something that they aren't either going to use themselves, or sell in exchange for money that they can then use to buy something they are going to use themselves.

Citation needed. People do this all the time.

[pdonis]

> People do this all the time.

Example needed.

[perl4ever]

People constantly produce things without complete certainty that they will find a buyer. Think of all the produce which is thrown away unsold. The reasons are certainly not limited to senseless government demand. Life and business involve uncertainty.

[pdonis]

> People constantly produce things without complete certainty that they will find a buyer.

Without complete certainty, yes. But nobody has complete certainty about the future. And I didn't claim complete certainty. I'm assuming readers are capable of applying common sense.

> The reasons are certainly not limited to senseless government demand.

The reasons why life is uncertain aren't, yes.

But the reasons why people would either produce something which they know nobody will want but they still get paid for it, or would not produce something that they know people will want? Yes, that pretty much comes down to senseless government actions.