• iopq@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Like it or not, pricing is the most efficient way of distributing limited resources. Unless you want people in RAM lines

    • magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      4 days ago

      Its almost like governments can step in and limit the amount a single entity or company is allowed to buy, or make things cheaper/more expensive for certain customers via subsidy.

      The US government has totally never done things like this to help turn a profit for oil execs.

    • giant_smeeg@feddit.uk
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      4 days ago

      Well RAM lines is better than big tech just gobbling it all up on investments from my pension.