Kui loote kauba/teenuse ja lubate inimestel seda kasutada ainult siis, kui nad midagi vastu annavad, siis on see kaubanduspõhine kaup/teenus.

Pretty much our entire world-wide society is based on trades. Communism, socialism, capitalism, fascism, or any other political/governing systems are/were implemented as a layer on top of this trade-based environment. You, your parents or kids, friends and everyone else has to trade time, energy, skills, stuff, data, attention and so forth in order to get access to what they need and want: healthcare, food, shelter, comfort, gadgets, etc.. Currencies like money, bitcoin or any cryptocurrencies, social credits and the like, are all representations of this simple process of trade. Jobs and citizenship are the most well known means to officially trade in this society.

Sisuliselt kui loote sotsiaalvõrgustiku, kuid vajate inimeste tähelepanu ja/või andmeid, et kasutajad seda saaksid kasutada, siis on tegemist kaubanduspõhise suhtlusvõrgustikuga. Selle näiteks on Facebook. (») Vastunäide, kaubandusvaba suhtlusvõrgustik, on Mastodon. (») Tervishoiusüsteem, mis nõuab inimestelt teenuse eest raha või vabaduse (kodakondsuse) andmist, on samuti kaubanduspõhine tervishoiusüsteem. Vastunäide võib olla piirideta arstid, kes pakuvad abivajajatele tasuta tervishoiuteenust. (»)

Kuigi kaubandus oli meie ühiskondade arenguks vajalik vahend, tekitab see ka inimestevahelise võimu tasakaalustamatuse.

Facebook is very inclined to collect more and more data from people, and trap as much of their attention as possible, since Facebook makes around 90% of their profits from advertising. (») “Data + Attention” = “More and Better Advertising” = “More Currency and Opportunities for Facebook”. Users trade their data and attention to Facebook in return for their social network’s features, and Facebook collects and trades all of that for currency. Thus the reason we see Facebook being more inclined to put their profits first (their trade advantages) and their users second. Same happens to Google and pretty much any other platform or service that relies on trades: from healthcare to food production and distribution, education, and so forth.

See jõudude tasakaalustamatus sunnib inimesi valetama, nõudeid liialdama, teistele altkäemaksu andma, kehvakesi kaupu ja teenuseid looma, tarbimishullust uutele kõrgustele ja nii edasi. Peale selle, arvestades, et meil on maailmas juba niigi palju kaupu ja teenuseid, on kaubandus vananenud vahend selle külluse jaotamiseks. (»)

Sest see on suurim heategevuse vorm ja toob kaasa kaupade ja teenuste külluse igas ühiskonnavaldkonnas, kui seda harrastavad paljud ja piisavalt kaua.

You help people but ask for nothing in return. You create software and share it with the world without asking for their data, attention, or currencies. You develop a healthcare system that caters for humans without asking for anything in return. You create and offer, and thus you help others and yourself. Others because they will get access to trade-free goods and services, and yourself because there will be no force dragging you into “unethical” and profit-oriented behaviors. By creating trade-free goods or services you are the utmost charitable creature there is.

Ühiskond, kus enamik sellest, mida inimesed vajavad ja tahavad, pakutakse kaubandusevabana, on ühiskond, kus puudub enamik tänapäeval maailmas esinevatest probleemidest, sest inimestel on vähe või üldse mitte mingit stiimulit neid probleeme tekitada.