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There is some confusion about how the #market economy works. Simply put: production drives it, but #consumption is the intended outcome. It is false, but a common misconception, to think consumption drives it. It means one overlooks the core problem of economizing production,
which is solved by market allocation. Consumption as driver might apply for production for oneself, such as Robinson Crusoe on his deserted island, but it is different in a market setting. We do produce in order to consume, but we typically produce specific goods, which, through
sale, earn us an income that we can then spend on goods to consume. What goods do we consume? Those produced by others and acquired through purchases using the money we earned. This means our consumption, and what we wish to consume, is not the driver of the economy. Consumption
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