"commerce isn't (necessarily) capitalism"
anybody got a link to a thread or a blog discussing the distinction between capitalism (bad, extractive) and commerce (good or neutral, the mere exchange of money for goods and services)?
to hand to someone who doesn't read a lot of theory, or goes "so you anticapitalists barter everything?"
i know i've read something in this vein either on here or linked to from here but, of course, can't find it now
thanks in advance
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