What's the idealized world you're comparing this to?
An agrarian economy? Guess what, you either farm and build a shelter, or you go hungry and homeless.
Sure, maybe an agrarian economy is too market-based for you.
Try living on a commune and being the guy who specializes in "doing fuckall". I'm not sure how long you'll be welcome.
I'm not quite sure what point you're trying to make, but life isn't free or fair, and it never has been and never will be.
That's not a reason to not even try to make things better, but the tone of the "regurgitated bullshit" comment implies that it's being used to fight against some other, better system.
I'm not comparing it to any idealized world; my point is that the "voluntary trade" card is being played as justification for all types of abuse in the economy. Because it's not abuse if both participants consented, right? It's also used to support the viewpoint that if only we could further deregulate things, "remove the barriers to voluntary trade", things would be better.
Except that the ideal voluntary trade seldom exists in practice, especially when you're lower or middle class. There is so much power and information imbalance that the employee or customer rarely has any choice but to participate in the trade. Companies like Uber know this and exploit it on purpose.
An agrarian economy? Guess what, you either farm and build a shelter, or you go hungry and homeless.
Sure, maybe an agrarian economy is too market-based for you.
Try living on a commune and being the guy who specializes in "doing fuckall". I'm not sure how long you'll be welcome.
I'm not quite sure what point you're trying to make, but life isn't free or fair, and it never has been and never will be.
That's not a reason to not even try to make things better, but the tone of the "regurgitated bullshit" comment implies that it's being used to fight against some other, better system.