> So you just have to either trust the translation and hope it's the best. It's a lot easier to trust a person than a machine

Only because you think the machine will be incorrect. If I have a large multiplication to do it's much easier to trust the calculator than a mathematician, and that's all due to my perception of the calculator accuracy.

There's orders of magnitude more renters looking for a place than landlords willing to rent in the best locations.

I didn't say that people didn't compete on locations, I said the opposite.

Other cool things cities have is police stations and hospitals, but I guess since there's no jobs you just get treated by a robot in the woods?

But then if people are creating art or working on their theater play or whatever, they'll want other people to show it too. I don't see cities existing only because of jobs.

Do you know the adage location location location? The competition for good locations is among renters, not landlords. Seller's market vs buyer's market. Doesn't have to mean there's a cartel, it also doesn't mean there isn't one but it's not a guarantee.