This seems like that thing with power companies offering varying rates based on demand, then when power failed people's bills went sky high and someone just has

This seems like that thing with power companies offering varying rates based on demand, then when power failed people's bills went sky high and someone just has to resume them. What I mean is, all this risk was baked in by design, with some stupid assumption of "well that won't happen." Now it's happened and the response is "well that's not supposed to happen, please rescue." Rules for me and not for thee.