In the grand scheme of things, it balances out over the course of a lifetime (in most cases).
Chances are the seller is buying a home after and won't pay.
Although it shouldnt be the case, most buyers save up for their DP and it would be a huge financial burden to have to pay a commission.
A seller typically has equity to pay commissions.
When the seller sells, they need to go buy (again, in most cases) so they can look at is as if the commission they paid the buyers agent on their sale, this commission is simply their buyers agents commission which is paid in advance. Obviously that is not how it is outlined but it could be viewed that way.
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