>Scarcity is something companies have consistently used to control values of products. Manufactured scarcity is not something I approve of. So to answer the qu

>Scarcity is something companies have consistently used to control values of products. Manufactured scarcity is not something I approve of. So to answer the questions that follow: No and no. I don't approve of manufactured scarcity of "more important things" like food/water/electricity - why would I approve of it for entertainment and other trivial things? It being "non-essential" doesn't give them moral justification, in my opinion. Just because they can doesn't mean they should.