3 ms·The argument that middlemen are parasites who provide no value is a claim with a pretty dark history.by drcode 5y agoThe argument that middlemen are parasites who provide no value is a claim with a pretty dark history.Proven 5y agoSocialists from all continents find that idea handy from time to timefmajid 5y agoOf course they provide some value by reducing friction, the problem is when they use their market power or network effects to seek rents and distort the economy.