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Markets are designed and modified, not magical

Markets are human artifacts built by people to serve their participants; they do not appear magically in final form but are designed by companies, modified by users, regulators, and observers over time—like Uber being designed by a company, then regulated by cities and modified through experience.

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Speaker

Alvin Roth

Evidence Quote

the idea that markets somehow appear magically is not a true statement about the way markets are. It's like talking about roadways. Roadways don't appear magically. We build them.

Source

353 | Alvin Roth on the Economics of Morally Contested MarketsSean Carroll's Mindscape
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:30:11 AM

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