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It's important to note that a lot of libertarians' ideas about freedom and pretty much everything else is comically out of step with how most people think. Thi
by orangecat 16y ago
It's important to note that a lot of libertarians' ideas about freedom and pretty much everything else is comically out of step with how most people think.
This is equally true for the stereotypical west coast HN liberal.
- martythemaniak 16y agoIf that was jab at my direction, you got wrong coast :p You know the "Mom Test" for software? Is your software easy enough to use for you mom? If not, then you probably have work to do. Try the same with your ideology, whatever it is. I know libertarianism (especially Thiel's brand) fails pretty spectacularly.
- yummyfajitas 16y agoIdeology != consumer software. Tribalism/racism, cash for votes or "everyone gets a pony" are all pretty easy to sell. Does that make them right? Maybe, if you define "success" as "inflicted on the greatest number of people". In that case, contemporary Chinese fascism is the most successful ideology in the world, and yes, Thiel's brand of libertarianism fails.