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Counter-Economics

「Agora. That philosophy underpins the very methods I now employ. ――An economic freedom society inspired by the ancient Greek agora. It’s called agorism, and its theoretical foundation is counter-economics. A form of nonviolent revolution, and the very emblem of agorism. It’s the idea that taxation by the state upon the individual constitutes theft. The irony is not lost on me—me, the super AI who once led Britannion –Agora—now going to such lengths to implement that very philosophy.」

Hestia chuckled bitterly at herself.

「Counter-economics. ――It rejects criminal acts like robbery, yet accepts activities such as black markets, tax evasion, smuggling, and bribery as legitimate forms of self-initiated exchange. It’s seen as an extreme extension of neoliberalism, which already prioritizes free markets over state intervention. A kind of economic revolution. An act of resistance against governance.」

Fuyuki had heard of this concept before—an economy built upon absolute freedom. But given its embrace of underground