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by creer 701 days ago
This "mutually beneficial" goes often unappreciated or un-noticed. But it's key. Yes, at the limit, nobody forces the poker players to keep playing - they both want to keep playing. Sure. But in economic exchanges, all parties can be growing together. And growing faster the more they work together. All while the economy as a whole is usually also growing. There are parasitic organizations and individuals attached and sucking blood: And the economy can still grow for all the other participants. Within reason on the blood sucking.