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> A community only espouses good values when it punishes bad behavior.

This is the "beauty" of the free market ideology (see e.g. https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/ ). If all the transactions are voluntary, there is no way to punish anyone.



> If all the transactions are voluntary, there is no way to punish anyone.

This is obviously untrue at face value. See: Cancel Culture, Bud Light, and Freedom Fries for examples.

Did you mean something more than what you stated here?




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