Message from @ETBrooD
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I mean
if u don do it, they might do it to u
to gain the same structural advantages you once held
Trade starts with demand, if demand doesn't exist, trade doesn't happen
You trade only if you need a specific resource, and you only offer the resources that you need less off, otherwise you have no incentive to trade
why would they do it?
because the only way to be SURE someone isn't gonna fuck you over
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is to be strong enough that they cannot
and the best way to be that
is to fuck THEM over
at least somewhat
You're stuck in a loop of the predatory mindset
This is how geopol works
Everyone who wants to get rich does so by fucking other people over, right?
No other way
no no
not my point
for ppl
its different
cause we have laws
The number one fundamental of trade is that you don't trade if you see no benefit
ther eis no law in international politics
other then the law of the bigger stick
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I'm talking about the total sum of benefits of trade
there is no monopoly on violence
What the fuck are you talking about
power politics
We were talking about trade
trade is just an instrument of power
You're ridiculous
ok
No conversation possible
why do you trade with the other person?
because you see benefit to it
you will get something you couldn't otherwise get at this relative cost that u are paying
for whatever reason
the point of this, in a world where there is no police, is to accumulate enough potency so that you cannot be bullied by other actors
Trade is voluntary, otherwise it's theft
because being enslaved sux balls