Agorist Thesis #6 - Markets collect, organize, and distribute information more rapidly, accurately, fairly, and efficiently than any central authority could ever do, even with superior resources.
Markets work with information in a decentralized manner. Each individual in the market makes information decisions for themselves - whether it be to share information, consume (take in) information, and how much time to spend doing each of these things. Markets share information in a decentralized manner - whether this information is prices, details about products, instructions, etc.

The internet is one of the best examples of markets operating in today's world; there is a free market of ideas online, where pretty much anyone can share their knowledge on a topic. When it comes to collecting, organizing, and distributing information, just look at the various tools on the internet that are used for this purpose - Wikipedia, for example, has nearly 4 million articles that have been created and edited by millions of users.
The US emergency alert test last month showed a drastic failure of government trying to spread information - it left individuals confused, and in some states it didn't even work!
If I wanted to sell a car, I would probably tell my friends and family about it, and have them tell who they think would be interested. This form of voluntary interactions to spread information is always preferable and more efficient than central planning.
Agorist Theses originally from An Agorist Manifesto by Kyle Bennett.
The collectivists might respond...so what. Why do we need information....we make the plan, we execute the plan, and if you don't like it, we liquidate you! The argument above in the blog, makes total sense, only if we assume that people are allowed to form their own plans in life. It is the fact that individuals make their own plans and have to continually adjust their plans to those of others, that we have to address the problem of decentralized decision making, and hence we need a diffusion of information.
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