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I think the difference between you and me is that I understand the benefits other people get when I make money. You think the only benefit is for the person itself, so trying to call it noble is tacky.



Sometimes other people benefit, not always. It depends on how you go about things.


It always does, or else the transaction won't take place (as long as it's voluntary, in the strictest sense of the word).


Lots of real transactions have pressure applied. But more importantly there are always externalities, and it's basically impossible to make those entirely voluntary; there are far too many to evaluate manually.

Many businesses have a positive or neutral effect on almost everyone. And many others have a negative effect on almost everyone they touch, outside of the parties directly involved in a deal.




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