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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Lack of access only reduced consumption among those who lost access. For those who were consuming bootleg their consumption increased. Often to harder liqours for obvious reasons.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago

Yeah. That's the point. Reducing access has an effect. That's basic basic economics. So is the expectation that forbidding the sale of something so easy to make would create a robust informal market. But informal markets usually lock out casual consumers as they don't care or want to spend the time or effort to find a trustworthy contact for A bottle of wine.

This isn't rocket science, this is super basic economics.