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“Some puzzles for libertarians” treated as writing prompts for short stories
- sharemywin 9y ago“Well, most sources define libertarianism as a political philosophy emphasizing individual autonomy and skeptical of government intervention. Libertarians come to their position for a wide variety of reasons, including belief that bottom-up local knowledge makes better decisions than top-down absolutism, or that government intervention naturally favors the powerful, or that if you actually ask poor people what they want, it’s usually more money, not people taking choices away from them and treating them like children. A fraction of libertarians – I think a small fraction, though I can’t prove it – are also believers in a deontological theory of natural rights which emphasizes non-aggression as the fundamental moral principle.
- sharemywin 9y agoI think all human systems favor the powerful. education, legal etc. favor the intellectually powerful. warfare, physical sports the physically powerful. monatary systems favor the financially powerful.
- sharemywin 9y ago"Including belief that bottom-up local knowledge makes better decisions than top-down absolutism" unless organizations, people are allowed to conceal information or mis-represent ie. prices, quality etc.
- sharemywin 9y agoeven children don't want to be treated like children, but sometimes you need to. I don't generally believe in limited people's choices, but sometimes addiction can be too powerful for someone to beat on their own.