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I do those things because I enjoy them and they benefit me. Money isn't the only motivator.

• steveklabnik 16y ago
  Exactly. I do the same. So I don't think that the concept is out of the realm of possibility. Generally, anarchists acknowledge that there'd have to be a lot of social change before a state of anarchy could actually come about. If the government disappeared today, it'd be total chaos. Kind of like how I'd advocate for a total abolition of the prohibition of drugs; such a transition couldn't happen right away, it'd have to happen over a period of time. An anarchistic society would have to be significantly different than our own. I think it'd end up being much like the Internet; there'd be a large number of very small communities. A decentralized network. I'm not sure if this would ever come about or not.
  • tkahn6 16y ago
    Anarchism only works if everyone is honest and peaceful. Not everyone is honest and peaceful. Therefore anarchism is a naive governmental/philosophical system. Also, on the internet, people steal shit from each other, hack in and destroy people's systems, commit fraud (phishing), and threaten to kill/harm one another all the time. Thank you, but I'd rather live in a world where there exists an entity that protects property rights.
    • steveklabnik 16y ago
      There are a multitude of ways that an anarchist society deals with crime: http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/secI5.html#seci58 http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/secI5.html#seci58