Things get bad even before extractors enter the picture [0]; just a disadvantage in strategy update rate will result in the formation of cartel structures. The

Things get bad even before extractors enter the picture [0]; just a disadvantage in strategy update rate will result in the formation of cartel structures. The economy will function as long as there are sufficient physical resources and human will. Finance cannot kill it. [0] https://arxiv.org/abs/1201.3798 https://arxiv.org/abs/1201.3798