I don't see any reason to assume the free market will solve those problems- the local markets are doing just fine with the rich (spoiled?) part of the populatio

I don't see any reason to assume the free market will solve those problems- the local markets are doing just fine with the rich (spoiled?) part of the population, and have little to no incentive to change; dumb startups are doing just fine as VC fodder; bad engineers are doing fantastic at making CRUD apps for startups that don't need anything fancier.