Topic: Does everyone have their price?
eXeCuToR is trying to prove that not everyone has a price.
Denminator is trying to prove that everyone has a price.
Please behave respectfully, as this is just a game :).
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A homeless person who has fallen into alcoholism and drug addiction and is willing to do anything for a bottle. Is such a person worth anything?
This is the price at which he can be bought. He himself isn't even worth that bottle, because he can't earn it, but instead collects money through begging and scavenging. And the price for which he can be bought is quite insignificant. He can be bought with anything.
Would you buy a child from almost any normal mother?
But rather, they are selling their labor, not themselves.
It’s more like a mutual exchange.
If you’re not working, you’re selling your laziness.
Nevertheless, he still buys power over us. But is it possible to buy a person in such a way that they don't sell themselves to him in return? Is it possible with everyone?
Yes. And we bought him because now he is obliged to listen to the will of the people (at least in theory), make decisions that will lead to the best outcome, and so on. Such power also entails responsibilities. So, in this sense, we bought him.
I'm talking about a reciprocal purchase here, which isn't quite buying a person, but also selling yourself to them. This is what I was talking about in previous posts. So, indeed, everyone can be bought. But a one-sided purchase... I'm not so sure.