Femdom as an Economic Theory - The Barter System and Double Coincidence of wants

The Barter System

The evolution of money came about as a solution to the inconvenient method of trading known as the barter system.  The barter system is trading ones' own goods or services in exchange for goods or services the one is seeking.  Instead of trying to trade a day's labor for a bag of salt or 20 rabbit pelts for a bushel of wheat, it was easier to work a day's labor and be paid in money to buy the salt directly or sell the rabbit pelts for money to buy the wheat.

The principle governing success of the barter system is known as double-coincidence of wants.  This occurs when the trader and tradee each want what the other is offering.  Unfortunately this can be a very difficult task depending upon what one is offering and what one wants. 

How this applies to Femdom relationships

BDSM relationships are often described in terms of their "fit."  Fit rarely describes personal compatibility but usually focuses upon commonalities in desired kink.  I won't comment on whether I think this is a good priority to have, I will just accept this is how courting usually occurs (although I will note that successful relationships of any kind usually requires good personal compatibility).

Dommes and subs seeking a good "fit" closely resembles the double-coincidence of wants.  In most cases, you can think of someone's kinky desires as both what they have to offer and what they desire in return. 

Why Femdoms hold all the bartering power

As I wrote in my post on Supply and Demand, the numbers are stacked in favor of Femdoms.  Basically, for every one woman offering wheat, there's 27 men wanting wheat who will have to meet her demands to get it.

An example
male submissive X wants:
-Domination.
-A fetish-model sexy Mistress.
-Frequent kinky sex play. 
-Light bondage.
-Light physical punishment.

Femdom A wants:
-Complete devotion and submission.
-Gainful employment / financial manipulation.
-Well-educated conversation. 
-Strict chastity and orgasm denial.
-Intense corporal punishment and torture.
-Cuckolding.
-Branding/tattoos/piercings.
-Full domestic service.
-Body worship.
-Frequent cunnilingus.
-Humiliation.

Is Femdom A a good 'fit' for malesub X?  Hell no.  Will malesub X fore go his own wants and be willing to bend to Femdom A's demands?  Probably.  Does that make malesub X a good fit for Femdom A?  If he'll go along, why not? 

This is also rather inconvenient for Femdom A.  If her demands are that strict the number of malesubs truly offering it are probably scarce as well.  However, since she holds the power any sub that meet her criteria and will bend to her desires pretty much works out.  Her greatest inconvenience is weeding out the fakers to find those truly willing to sacrifice. 

I will cover more on this in my next post.