(August 5, 2022 at 7:02 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote: I think most people will agree with you. But there's a disconnect there that I'm not sure is being bridged properly. When I buy the fish and chips, the amount I'm willing to pay represents the total value that I ascribe to the meal alone, not the value I ascribe to the meal plus whatever the merchant will do with the money.
How does it cross from a purchase to a sponsorship?
If you're in the mood for a really deep dive on this subject...
Do you know the work of Karl Polanyi? He was the brother of the better-known Michael.
His book The Great Transformation describes how modern market economies have created new kinds of social relations. One characteristic is how money, as the ultimate fungible object, changes our moral obligations to each other.
When the fish and chips are given a numerical value (dollars) they are abstracted from the materials and labor, and the activities of the shop owner.
I haven't read the book, but it shows up a lot in moral critiques of modern life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_...ion_(book)
