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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Do you really think all exchange of goods is a market?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    So Christmas gifts are a market?

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    No because I don't give you a gift only if you give me one. It's not a transaction. They are gifts.

    ...but you turned it into a semantic point. If I farm sheep and you bake bread, it's a market when I trade you wool for bread. If trade even as basic as this can't occur then you're relying on everyone to be self-sufficient.

    The alternative is you're expecting everyone to put everything they produce into a kitty which is distributed to all, and I think that is a sure fire recipe for everyone to go hungry and for society to stagnate. There's little incentive to be productive, and no incentive to be inventive.

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