09-09-2025, 03:32 PM
(09-09-2025, 03:26 PM)Lilith7 Wrote:(09-09-2025, 01:27 PM)amrist Wrote: A shortage of a product = Boom, up goes the value. Everybody happy!
Yeah...not everybody. Just the greeders....
Or more accurately price rises due to the supply and demand model benefit existing owners (in property terms) and suppliers (in retail) so long as there is enough elasticity in the market for those increases to be tolerated. Those on the buyers' end of the equation are generally impacted negatively.