Call yourself whatever you want but as long as you grant greater rights to original appropriators of scarce (rivalrous) resources relative to latecomers then we are allies.
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Complete Liberalism
Many people formerly of the left, who have bid good riddance to their former political home, believe they can retain the mantle of authentic liberalism while ignoring its free-market component. They don’t want socialism, and they appropriately dislike the right-wing. But they also can’t abide the libertarian commitment to free markets either. So they declare themselves centrists void of ideology.
On Ideas
Ideas are not ownable. Ownability requires scarcity (rivalrousness). There is exactly zero possibility of physical conflict over the use of ideas because everybody in the universe can use an idea simultaneously without physically interfering with anybody else’s use.
Stick and Stones, But Words
This was posted to r/TrueUnpopularOpinion, “words hurt, but calling them violence or oppression is often misused, overused and abused especially on the internet” along with some elaboration. u/Caelus9 then responded with the below and the following conversation ensued. Enjoy.
Politics Depends on Blind Spots
Everyone has blind spots. Especially when it comes to politics. In fact, I’d say politics is made up of blind spots knitted together with wishful thinking, expressed through legislation designed to violate people you don’t like.
Imagining Utopian Anarchist Communities
Having elaborated upon the kind of anarchism that I believe in, the question that immediately then comes up for me is: “How does one move forward with all these big ideas? How does one actually practice all of this stuff?” Okay, maybe that is really …
Public University Patents are a Racket
If I gave you a million dollars to invent a better mousetrap, and told you that if you succeeded you could keep any and all profits associated with the invention, you’d probably consider that a pretty good deal. But if I gave your neighbor Bob a million dollars of YOUR money to invent that mousetrap, on the same conditions, you’d probably take issue with the idea.
Social Order through Liberty
Human beings are self-actualizing social animals. We need to cooperate with others to flourish fully and (but?) we also need the freedom to make of ourselves the persons we wish to be; we need autonomy.
Preparation Can Ease Your Anxiety
If you are worried about the next few years, I can relate. Supply chain problems, inflation, the ongoing drought, and the possibility of political violence seem like they are closing in on us. An effective way to defeat the worry is to take charge of your life. Be responsible for your own well-being. Don’t wait to be rescued.
Property Rights and Incentive Structures
My first comment in this discussion was the source of another I published here a few weeks ago. Here’s the original with our good friend u/Mutant_Llama1, from 6 months ago. The thread begin with the question, “At what point does a body of NAP violators stop becoming a criminal gang and begin becoming a state?” Enjoy!