Valid point, but you have causation backward.
Consumer demand determines prices.
Competition among businesses for those dollars drives up the costs of production.
But not quite to the point of elim...
You're still buying into the illusion of "consumer demand" as the prime mover. Cute. Who shapes that demand, the invisible hand or the BlackRock-funded "experts" whispering in your ear while the Fed prints away any semblance of real value? Wake up.