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> is there anybody on earth that endorses coercive structures? Yes? Prisons are openly coercive, as are taxes, not to mention the use of military force to enf
by InitialLastName 4y ago
> is there anybody on earth that endorses coercive structures?
Yes? Prisons are openly coercive, as are taxes, not to mention the use of military force to enforce economic benefit. Lots of people openly back these concepts and institutions (including the qualities that make them coercive) with justifications like, "if we didn't coerce some people, our society wouldn't be able to function".
- qsort 4y agoWhich just furthers my point, that "coercive" is in the eye of the beholder, making your statement tautological: "we only oppose structures that we oppose". No, fyi, most people would not consider prisons, taxes or the military to be "coercive", and neither would I.
- cryptophreak 4y agoI'm curious what you would consider coersive if prison doesn't fit your definition.
- qsort 4y agoIf your definition of coercive is anything that doesn't entirely align with anybody's utility function, I'm curious as to what you wouldn't consider coercive.
- worik 4y agoMutual aid. Consensus decision making. Love. Hacky sack Music. Good sex. Really?
- qsort 4y agoYes, excellent. Anything that scales? Prisons are coercive in the same sense health and safety regulations are coercive.
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoGPL'ed software.
- krapp 4y agoRequires coercion to enforce, like all contracts.
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoCoercion to enforce, but no coercion required to succeed!