Cornfed, you and I both know that markets are fictional entities created, regulated, and maintained by the state. Consider the moderators your friendly Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and our Admin the Chair. Every so often, interest rates need to be raised or lowered, or money injected into, or withdrawn from, the system. Those decisions aren't always perfect, and sometime receive criticism. But they're necessary to maintain a functional market over the long term.
The real world alternative is the state of nature, and the online alternative, following Godwin's law, is the dissent to 4-chan levels of quality of discourse.
The real world alternative is the state of nature, and the online alternative, following Godwin's law, is the dissent to 4-chan levels of quality of discourse.