That's actually quite related to the problem at hand actually, which is the problem of externalities (as stated a bit above in the thread).
The problem of externalities, ie of costs that are unaccounted for, is a side product of an economic system that fragment economic interest into many small actors, and where, as a consequence, the larger picture is only partially taken into account, leaving void areas (unsolvable, unfulfilled needs) and cracks (externalities).
It can be argued that another economic system would do better, but claiming it has nothing to do with it just reveals how taboo it is to challenge the dominant view, even in our times when that dominant view is really not threatened at all in principle nor in practice. Interesting.
The problem of externalities, ie of costs that are unaccounted for, is a side product of an economic system that fragment economic interest into many small actors, and where, as a consequence, the larger picture is only partially taken into account, leaving void areas (unsolvable, unfulfilled needs) and cracks (externalities).
It can be argued that another economic system would do better, but claiming it has nothing to do with it just reveals how taboo it is to challenge the dominant view, even in our times when that dominant view is really not threatened at all in principle nor in practice. Interesting.