If you care about human freedom, you might be playing the game of “abolish the state/this or that state agency.” After all, the collective framework we call the state is most responsible for the abuse of power in the world today. This is the game most people on the libertarian spectrum have chosen for a life end. As noble as this cause is, it suffers from the drawbacks of all finite games.
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Education Needs to Be Uber-ized
The possibilities for education without conventional schooling are almost limitless, and we are already seeing many of these models gain popularity and presence.
Your Time is Sacred
When you make the choice, don’t look back and don’t pretend you didn’t. A unit of time lived in a way you don’t want is a unit of time unlived. You can’t get it back. You’re weaker because of it.
A Meditation on Internet Bullshit, Avoiding It, and Finding Truth
The internet is not an easy place to find truth. Truth and nuanced reporting is at a distinct disadvantage in a world of viral sharing. Bullshit is far more appealing, far more polarizing, and far more lucrative – in the short term – than reality.
Liberty, Democracy, and the Right
I am mystified by the claim that the long-standing libertarian critique of democracy furnishes aid and comfort to conservatives who display a taste for populist authoritarianism.
And Now, A Prairie Home Sexual Harassment Complaint
It’s impossible to know in advance how far any social sea change will go, or how far it should go. But this one may have just seen its first bit of backlash — literally.
Good Escapism, Bad Escapism
I love escapism. But there’s a good kind and a bad kind. The good kind is when you escape from a narrow world into a broader one. You allow your mind to take you where your body, for whatever reason, cannot go. The bad kind is when you escape from the possibility of a broader world into a narrower, “safer” one.
The Case for NAP Parenting
We live in a society where parents and guardians promote and use aggression towards children that would be considered immoral and criminal if inflicted on other adults.
Why It Matters Whodunit
On reflection, though, whodunit is tremendously important. Why? Because in our society, the routine reaction to mass murder is to try to punish millions of innocent people. In a just society, mass murderers’ group identity wouldn’t matter.
Easy Answers are Not the Same as Simple Answers
I’m incredibly bullish on simple answers. I try to reduce all answers to their simplest form as quickly as possible. Simple is cold, clarifying, and enables understanding and action. I’m incredibly wary of easy answers. They’re siren song is powerful, and can lull me into a flabby stupor, mumbling about and blaming all the things that stroke my ego and feed vices like envy and anger.