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> But at what cost? How much should we sacrifice so that blueberries exist year round? Look at the price tag on the blueberries. That is the cost. The opportu
by RecycledEle 2y ago
> But at what cost? How much should we sacrifice so that blueberries exist year round?
Look at the price tag on the blueberries. That is the cost.
The opportunity cost is that the money could have neen spent on something else.
The great thing about a free market is that if you think resources should be allocated elsewhere, you can do that. Your labor is your resource.
I find greenhouses to be wonderfully environmentally friendly, and do not understand why someone would object to them.
- CooCooCaCha 2y agoNo. Price is an amalgamation and approximation of a lot of different factors rolled into one. Concepts like cost and value are much deeper and richer than economic cost and economic value.
- oblio 2y ago> Look at the price tag on the blueberries. That is the cost. We're absolute garbage at including externalities like pollution or long term effects into prices. Look at incredibly cheap plastic. It's a massive danger to everything yet a plastic bag costs cents.