There is and always will be scarcity, whether it is in gold, helium, cars, rockets, airplanes, ships, real estate, the time of skilled labor, new ideas, or thou

There is and always will be scarcity, whether it is in gold, helium, cars, rockets, airplanes, ships, real estate, the time of skilled labor, new ideas, or thoughtful conversations. The market is a tool for allocating resources efficiently, and a non-functioning or non-existent market will cause waste, and eventually (create or) exacerbate scarcity.