[seizethecheese]

Why would relationships with a commercial entity be "necessarily adversarial"? A commercial relationship depends on the product providing more utility than the cost (for the consumer) and providing more revenue than cost (for the commercial entity). This means that while some components of the relationship may be adversarial in some areas, it cannot really be entirely adversarial.

[jagged-chisel]

> Why would relationships with a commercial entity be "necessarily adversarial"?

Because they want to separate me from as much of my money as they can, and I want to keep as much of my money as I can.

[apsurd]

I think we're living in times where the one place that this doesn't hold is now somehow all legal: addiction.

[seizethecheese]

Yeah, addiction and monopoly.