@faultfiction ok so in your opinion if a market has regulation that applies to all parties, and all parties have the right to lobby the regulatory bodies is this still a free market. Or are you arguing from a position of free market absolutism?
Im arguing from a point which is comfortable and already established by you guys earlier when one of you said Free Markets don't exist so I relaxed the criteria, free markets in a society devoid of any government or regulations
@faultfiction sorry I'm new to the discord and this conversation so I'm just trying to get a handle on your view. My view of a free market is that the consumer has a right to choose between available products and ideas without the interference of a third party. Vendors and creators should also have the right to present products and ideas to the consumer market without being blocked by regulation or competitors operating in a manor expressly designed to prevent competition in the market place.
@faultfiction regulation around safety and fit for purpose regulations I do not see as unnecessary as this ensures a consumer is not endangered financially or bodily.
So the problem I see with your view is that first, you're imposing restrictions in this free market, and second you're creating more regulations which would require an external agency to enforce it. Right?
If say a small company creates better products and services, and it's next door neighbor doesn't but they both decide to become one and cater to a larger market share, isn't that good?
