Yes, without [popular activity] there would be more [resource activity uses] at a lower price.
At some point you have to grant people agency and accept that things spend money and time on things that are valuable to them.
At some point you have to grant people agency and accept that things spend money and time on things that are valuable to them.
We're talking about companies here, not people. And yet, it is kinda true—companies spend time and money on things that are valuable to the people at high level positions in the company and board. But that isn't the same as companies spending time and money on things that are valuable to the company.