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epistemic status: a thought I just had
EtA: for those that are not familiar with the concept of moral trade, check out: https://concepts.effectivealtruism.org/concepts/moral-trade/
Hmm, those examples seem to be just "trade". Agreeing to do something dispreferred, in exchange for someone else doing something they disprefer and you prefer, when all things under consideration are permitted and optional under the relevant moral strictures.
I aimed for non-"political" examples, which ended up sounding ridiculous.
I wonder if that implies that politics is one of the main areas where the concept applies.