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Voluntary trade benefits both parties by definition. If Google is making money off of people in e.g. Denmark, it's probably also giving them something that is
by hiAndrewQuinn 2y ago
Voluntary trade benefits both parties by definition.
If Google is making money off of people in e.g. Denmark, it's probably also giving them something that is really valuable to them, like access to the Google search engine.
So I don't actually think Denmark would be better off by banning doing business with Google, Facebook, Netflix, etc.
- maeil 2y ago> Voluntary trade benefits both parties by definition. It absolutely does not [1]. This kind of blanket statement is on the level of "market intervention is *always bad, the free market solves everything". Wishful Raegan-era thinking. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42567145 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42567145
- hiAndrewQuinn 2y agoWhy would Party A trade with Party B if Party A is not benefiting from it?