Yes, that's right. Because others who could be playing cannot, in this case because society has decided they don't want more players, for whatever reason.
However, the original premise still holds true given the constraints the actors are operating in. The 10x represents the additional value offered to society to operate within those rules created by society.
So while, again, all acts have negative externalities, we cannot deny that society sees great value in having a limited set of players. In fact, society sees so much value that, in this example, it is willing to pay 10x more and accept that some people will not have access to drugs in order to maintain the benefits.
The discussion is about how the world is. Our feelings about the merits or failings of that world have no place in the discussion, and even if we were to share them what purpose would they serve? That is where you would find us going off the rails.
Yes, that's right. Because others who could be playing cannot, in this case because society has decided they don't want more players, for whatever reason.
However, the original premise still holds true given the constraints the actors are operating in. The 10x represents the additional value offered to society to operate within those rules created by society.
So while, again, all acts have negative externalities, we cannot deny that society sees great value in having a limited set of players. In fact, society sees so much value that, in this example, it is willing to pay 10x more and accept that some people will not have access to drugs in order to maintain the benefits.