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Yes, but people don't always make voluntary trades. Like staying in a job they hate, because they believe they will find it difficult/impossible to find a better option.
> Yes, but people don't always make voluntary trades. Like staying in a job they hate, because they believe they will find it difficult/impossible to find a better option. That's still a value assignment: they value eating and paying rent more highly than job satisfaction.
If they work themselves to death, do they still receive more value than they give?