> Air isn’t made by human industry nor is it for sale None of this matters. The core of my point is that the price of storing THING is not always tied to the c

> Air isn’t made by human industry nor is it for sale None of this matters. The core of my point is that the price of storing THING is not always tied to the cost of using THING. Air is free but bottling the whole atmosphere would be frighteningly expensive. There are many places in the world with the ability to produce more energy than they consume but still have blackouts. In 2020, the price of crude oil was negative. Air, electricity, crude oil, and many others are not free to store. Air is currently essential yet free because one asshole cannot store it all.