That's mostly the same point again. I was asking in the opposite direction. Do "good things" flow upstream?
In your example it would be: would the producer still be producing the unethically produced good without a seller?
Another way to form that question is the more general: does demand drive production, or does production drive demand? Will we buy whatever is produced or will we produce whatever we demand?
Thank you for both correcting it and answering anyway, that's not a given on the internet :)
I suppose I understand. It's a denial of philosophical realism (he wouldn't do that bad thing if it wasn't for me and therefore I'm part of that bad thing) in favor of idealism (no matter if I want the bad thing to happen, he shouldn't do it). I suppose I hold that same opinion when I advocate for intervening in the market to limit the supply of "bad stuff".
In your example it would be: would the producer still be producing the unethically produced good without a seller?
Another way to form that question is the more general: does demand drive production, or does production drive demand? Will we buy whatever is produced or will we produce whatever we demand?