In this vein...

I've said it before, but let's do it again: the "Value for value" proposition cannot work as way too many people who keep invoking it want it to work.

That is, as a way of making a living by doing something which in the "other" system ("Pay a set price for value"?) does not allow them to make a living. nostr:note16k6j4tfd22vu2z75cdaavnem8jg5rqlk2sv4k55zzs47vrp7sgvq78h60n