Following up to Alan S wrote:
>>I dont know why people confuse trade with not carrying out simple
>>humand functions that require no help for oneself.
>
>No confusion at all. It is ALL trade. The rickshaw driver is
>trading his energy and time for your money in the same way
>as the milkman trades his, and the dairy workers and the
>dairy-farmers, for your money.
trade is exchanging things you have for things you dont have, you have
legs.....
>You have a fixation on the demeaning (in your eyes) aspects
>of service industries.
utter and total bollox.
>That fixation is a threat to the
>incomes of every service worker you come in contact with.
only those supplying services replacing routine physical functions
(and its not a "fixation") like walking. its better to do it for
yourself, same for going to the toilet.
>You could also physically serve yourself at the next
>restaurant you patronise. Physically, you are quite capable
>of it. Try it, and see what the maitre d' has to say about
>that philosophy.
when i go out for a meal I am buying an expereince and the skill of a
chef, the ambience, the fresh or exotic produce - whatever, or if at a
lower level, food in a place I dont have any food. I will walk to the
restro, if its to far ill use motorised transport, i wont however
replace my leg muscles with someones elses because im too lazy to
bother.
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Mike
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