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by rtpg 1560 days ago
Free markets _do_ presuppose supply being available if given enough money! Free markets assume atomic actors, instant feedback loops, and nothing like a supply ceiling.

The Texas blackout had a supply ceiling, but no price ceiling (and low elasticity in choice from the consumers, because people didn't want to freeze). It's a far cry from a free market during that week.