Nothing is free. Even if no money exchanged hands, someone put in some time and effort, which has a cost, even if it was just going and picking an apple for the

Nothing is free. Even if no money exchanged hands, someone put in some time and effort, which has a cost, even if it was just going and picking an apple for themselves to eat, from their own tree. Pointing that out isn't helpful; it's not relevant to the point at hand, and everyone knows there is still a cost.