It does say that but that’s not quite it. I actually just read a translation with some really cool annotations and explanatory text. That said, I’m no expert, e

It does say that but that’s not quite it. I actually just read a translation with some really cool annotations and explanatory text. That said, I’m no expert, etc. But .... ... basically what this author was saying was that in the context of Taoism “do nothing” kinda means to do what is natural - as you say, ants just do ants. To do “something” would be to go against the nature of what being an ant is. This is also true for badgers, bears, flowers, people, etc - everything has its “way.” So, the “way” of being a person could, say, involve taking compassionate action to help a fellow human beings, if the way/nature of humanity is to help others, say. I dunno about the Tao of free markets. If anything you could argue for a harmonious balance of unregulated and regulated. Not sure what “free” means for the consumer if they face a monopoly or a syndicate or shit wages or dangerously defective products or tons of pollution.