The big problem with today's free market is it becomes "freer" as the consumer becomes richer. Constraints exist at all ends of wealth, but in general as the co

The big problem with today's free market is it becomes "freer" as the consumer becomes richer. Constraints exist at all ends of wealth, but in general as the consumer becomes poorer limited selection becomes Hobson's choice which becomes nose-stuck-to-frozen-window which becomes ignorance. In the days when everything was bespoke, you might not be able to afford as much, and lots of things didn't exist yet, but the things you could afford would be tailored to your preferences from the get-go.