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That's not how markets work though...
If they wanted to go buy a commercial goose egg that's how it works. Geese eggs are rare. They take a lot of investment in time to produce. If you can't recoup the costs then you can't sell as selling requires time and time is money if you believe that labor should be compensated.
No, that's not how it works. You've provided a chart that shows average prices for a specific point in time. That's it. They are constantly fluctuating, and the price is based on supply and demand.
You don't get to charge 3x for an egg just because it's 3x the size. I mean, you can try, but people will not buy it unless that's the equilibrium price. There is no rule stating that price must increase by the same amount as the size of the thing. That's silly.
A thing is worth what people are willing to pay for it. Goose eggs simply aren't as popular as chicken eggs, therefore the demand is lower. Assuming supply remains stable, that means price goes down.
there are ways other than capitalism to support people who do stuff, but im guessing most of these people wouldn't support you in those ways either, and it's just a hierarchy issue.