Again I don't think everyone or even most people can be shoved into the category "trader" or "pirate". For instance, I make the majority of my income from plundering and skirmishing, but I have more trade and fishing fleets than plunder fleets. I can't speak for Dez, but I do know he runs sotls and attacks me sometimes, so I wouldn't say he is a pure trader.
I admit that I run trading, but I still don't classify myself as a trader because that's not how I make most of my money.
PS. I'm mostly a fisherman. You can buy my products at almost every port

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