It’s because the year feels twice as long

Yes I agree bartering is mostly as you describe. I only want to point out that economies are not only bartering, and that no one should ignore the authoritarian nature of how a “market economy” is formed and maintained.

Market economies have authority from the very beginning. You have to take land and resources away from people communally using them, and then keep them from using them again with soldiers or police.

It’s still a win for Trump. He can ignore the courts like he always does and then throw out votes he doesn’t like because they were “illegal”.

Still dangerous even if challenged. First, he ignores any court orders. Second, when “elections” come around he can say blue states didn’t follow the law and throw out their votes.

Switch to …targeting computer: 🎇

Umm…because they don’t want to and no one is stopping them?