> There are many things that are beyond supply and demand: love, sex, children.
Those are most definitely connected to supply and demand.
High status men get high status women, and vice versa. What do you think drives the price of a hoe? And how many children one has is often the result of willingness to pay for them.
> Why should restaurant reservations be any different?
There are many things that are beyond supply and demand: love, sex, children. Why should restaurant reservations be any different?