[zukzuk]

We have two unavoidable necessities in life — food and healthcare (and housing, but i’ll leave that out because it’s an odd fit in this analogy).

The food system is basically a free market (with some weak safety regulations). The apparent end-state of this free market that America has arrived at is tragic. Sure, people like me are free to select healthy, nutritious food at reasonable prices, but at a population level, 70% are overweight and 30% are obese, with all the risk and disease that comes with that.

This is where free markets (in necessary goods) tend to end up. Perfect for ensuring the concentration of capital, disastrous for the average consumer (and never mind the “externalities“…)