&gt; The evidence that they produce something of value is their compensation<p>Isn&#x27;t this the same argument car vendors use to justify why car sales shouldn&#x27;t come straight from the manufacturer?<p>Basically, a lot of people&#x27;s careers are based on this and if you deprecate that business, they&#x27;ll be out of luck. But that&#x27;s the only reason, that too many people have become too reliant on a niche that shouldn&#x27;t exist in the first place.