During a robbery, the following exchange takes place.
The robber exchange nothing for something of the victim.
in peace time, a demand exchanges something for the victim as long as the victim consent to it for it is stipulated by law.
Only in the first instance, the victim sees no value in nothing. but, if for instance, the victim is persuaded that nothing is better than something. for instance, it is better to be poor for you can rest easy at night, for there is no need to fear further robbery. This is in actual fact an exchange between ease of mind and victim’s possessions. but such an ease of mind is only psychological.
the difference between the two scenarios is the victim dictate by his will that he does not want to be robbed, while he consent to it in later instance. so does it make morally defensible if the victim is not aware of the robbery. if for instance the victim is shot prior to robbery, and will against robbery is not present would it be ethical. thought experiements would imagine that the victim under normal circumstances would be against such a travesty. but this is mere speculation.
also, the economics of profit works the same way, in that more is given out of nothing. i.e surplus value. same as the case of robbery but only the party gave consent.
thus the right to judge is given to the victim. for he determines through consent the morality of the situation. and not the robber himself. but why ought the victim dictate the circumstances of the winner? is not this a sin against logic? the winner takes from the loser, is a fact of life. just as a lion kills a deer and eats it without remorse.
In fact, all who desires more from nothing can be labeled psychological robbers, and thus no punishment is too great. For if they had the power, they would inflict the same pain upon the robber. so all is fair in love and robbery, because if you are wanting to do it yourself, why can’t others do it to you?
Life is a robbery, we rob others and get robbed ourselves. we deserve our fate. and there is not one person who desires no more than what he has already. men want to excel and only through the spirit of struggle can the economics of robbery be exemplified in all its majesty.