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    11 days ago

    If people stopped buying milk at current levels, then it would not be produced at current levels. The dozens of actors and factors would all be a part of that decrease. The market would shrink, not dissappear necessarily.

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      If people stopped buying milk at current levels, then it would not be produced at current levels.

      how can we test this?

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          11 days ago

          all the people involved in those markets were making decisions distinct from the people making decisions in the milk market. I dont think we can find anything so conclusive.

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            We can. There’s no way a commodity will be produced at scale without a market for it. It happens all the time. This is some high in a dorm level cope.

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          11 days ago

          what caused any of those declines? could those events happen in the milk market? were any of those markets as ancient as milk? how else might they differ?

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            The events were that demand decreased. Yes, demand could decrease in the milk market. Whether or not it will is a separate question. They are different in that the market decreased in the former and not the latter.

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              demand decreased

              how do you suppose we could decrease demand? do you have some method to accomplish this?

              edit:what is the metric by which you gauge demand? price? volume sold? volume produced? futures markets? I just don’t think this is a well formulated test. but if you come up with one, please let me know.

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                  to be clear, you have made an assertion without evidence. a claim made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. I don’t believe you, and no one should.

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                    To be clear, you are simply ignorant and think people are going to produce rotting milk forever without a customer base for no reason.

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          11 days ago

          that’s not a test. it’s a survey. I’m looking for a test for your theory. I think it is undisprovable.