The market can function perfectly well without short sellers, as it has for thousands of years before shorting was introduced. Shorting is in no way an essentia

The market can function perfectly well without short sellers, as it has for thousands of years before shorting was introduced. Shorting is in no way an essential part, and more accurately, it's immoral. Exposing several parties to the price of one asset is bizarre to say the least, and very dangerous. No wonder we keep having one economic crisis after the next.