–BINARY–

Under binary logic (of argumentation) we get “buyer beware”. (Rejection || Consent)

REJECTION (binary 0)

Ostracization from all opportunity for any exchange.

Boycott of all exchanges.

Rejection of exchange.

CONSENT (binary 1)

Restitution via court

Voluntary, fully informed, warrantied exchange free of negative externality. (high trust, low friction, low opportunity cost)

Voluntary exchange (low trust, high friction, high opportunity cost)

–TERNARY–

But under ternary logic we ‘seller beware’ (Rejection || Consent || Violence)

VIOLENCE (ternary)

Restitution via violence

Transfer via violence.

Conquer/Conquest/Enslavement

High trust societies employ “seller beware”. “You are responsible for your actions”.

COMMENTS

William L. Benge

If what you argue qualifies — and in my mind it does — then justice is higher logic, which would go far in explaining it’s innateness in human conscience. imo

William L. Benge

Confined by higher logic, though, how ever would the justices be able to go all willy nilly on us and rule into effect one crazy abberation after another like they love to do? A dilemma.

(sarcasm)