sym·bi·o·sis (smb-ss, -b-)Pointedstick wrote: Awesome.
So then, if you agree that production is done only when it coincides with forecasts of projected consumption appreciation/enjoyment/valuation whatever…
…then would it be safe to say that you actually agree that production and consumption appreciation/enjoyment/valuation/whatever are in fact symbiotic? That consumers consume appreciate/enjoy/value/whatever what has been produced for them, and producers produce what they forecast will be consumed appreciated/valued/enjoyed/whatevered?
n. pl. sym·bi·o·ses (-sz)
A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
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No. Consumers do not benefit producers nor are producers dependant on other consumers. They are only dependant on other producers.
If you have a farm it doesn't help you if I volunteer to eat your crops, it only helps if I trade you my production (meat perhaps) for it. You don't produce for my consumption you produce for your consumption. Trading with me is how you increase your consumption.
Everyone depends on producers, no one depends on consumers. Only the production of value matters to the economy, not the consumption of value, that's just the pay off for the work. This principle seems confusing because we use money instead of barter and have a highly specialized workforce. There is a critical distinction though. Production does not rely on consumption. That is why attempts to stimulate consumption do not result in more production, only a distortion of production that leaves us with debt and malinvestment. The subsequent crash gives up high unemployment and a bunch of stuff thats worth a lot less than we paid for it (think housing crisis).
Stimulation of production leads to greater consumption though. They don't have a symbiotic relationship. One is 100% dependant upon the other. You can make anything regardless of anyone else. You make it purely to increase your consumption or the consumption of people you value (hence still benefiting you).