You never identify who is taking the different sides of this bargain. It is almost as if it is a fate accompli that some people want to pretend is some sort of

You never identify who is taking the different sides of this bargain. It is almost as if it is a fate accompli that some people want to pretend is some sort of trade undertaken with some other people, because trade implies consent. In fact, it is what it always is, a rich person taking something in order to sell you a poor replacement while calling it progress.