Still, we're all massively affected by convention and by preferences we can't easily justify. And it's hard to explain the evolution of language convincingly even in retrospect (perhaps we became a more polite society, too polite to want to talk down to people alot?) I think the bulk of the process takes place below the surface, great though it is to discuss things.
In summary, yay for free markets, boo to central planning.
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In summary, yay for free markets, boo to central planning.