[themacguffinman]

The cost of textbooks is not primarily in the distribution method, it's the labor of content creation.

The cost of tuition is not primarily in where or how people attend classes, it's the labor of developing curriculum, mentorship, and research.

The cost of housing is not primarily in construction, it's the scarcity of land. High density construction does address this, but you even mention that laws are obstructing this. How is this capitalism's fault when democratic governments enact laws that are literally stopping it from functioning freely?