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If we're looking at how many pies there are in the world-- yes, that's zero sum. But if we're considering utility-- how useful stuff is to me-- it is far from
by mlyle 3y ago
If we're looking at how many pies there are in the world-- yes, that's zero sum.
But if we're considering utility-- how useful stuff is to me-- it is far from zero sum.
If I produce lots of wheat, being able to trade some of it for my neighbor's beef makes both of us richer.
- AndrewKemendo 3y agoYour example proves my point You have a fixed amount of already acquired property You do specified labor on that You exchange your labor + property for someone else’s labor + property That’s commerce and has nothing to do with the question I’m talking about, which is: How you acquired the property in the first place is the ethical question. What’s unethical is if your a neighbor was struggling to survive and instead of caring for him out of your property and labor, you convinced him to trade your excess money for a portion of his property in perpetuity. So no, there is no more uncaptured “pie.” It should have never been caputured in the first place - it’s equally everyone’s right