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Unless a business in that position attempts to enforce its position, what's the problem? If he is making something easier for others he should be rewarded or he
by wnight 13y ago
Unless a business in that position attempts to enforce its position, what's the problem? If he is making something easier for others he should be rewarded or he'll stop.
It's like saying a road has no value because stuff isn't created on the road, just moved.
As for ethics, you could sleep better after buying a kilo of coke on silk road than paying your taxes.
- DividesByZero 13y agoRoads are a public good, not a business (despite what libertarian rhetoric would have you believe). All business seek to enforce their position, by the way.
- wyager 13y ago>Roads are a public good, not a business It's funny how I keep getting charged to drive on certain roads that provide a better service than certain other roads.
- DividesByZero 13y agoThe owners of such roads are operating rent-seeking businesses. Not in any way a contradiction.
- jacoblyles 13y agoThere were lots of private highways and roads in early US history[1]. I'm not saying it's always and everywhere a good idea, but the historical reality or private roads suggests we shouldn't dismiss them out of hand. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_highways_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_highways_in_the_United_...
- wnight 13y agoI think you're arguing with the mirror. I said it's like [the fallacy of] thinking a road has no value ... And I see a lot of businesses selling stuff like 3d printers who use open designs and contribute changes back to the community. Lock-in is a choice people make.