"I'm sure those workers who chopped down the wood or built the yacht would much prefer I pay them than a different worker, even if I want to buy the yacht just

"I'm sure those workers who chopped down the wood or built the yacht would much prefer I pay them than a different worker, even if I want to buy the yacht just to watch it burn." What the workers do or don't appreciate has nothing to do with the author's argument. A squad of mercenaries might appreciate you paying them to murder someone.