valid point but reductionist by narrowing the terms that are considered at all before reaching a broad conclusion. Just as the essay mentions that software distribution is no longer a bottleneck, the "social ecosystem of inventors-builders-makers-users" is a far different proposal in 2024. Some here recall when "using a computer" was a niche activity, now "all of China, yes or no" is ordinary talk? Fish need to see the water - coders need to see the social ecosystems. In this small post, markets are a subset of social ecosystem, but a powerfully charged one.