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> Libertarian presumption that people, removed from the system of control, would all act better" My premise is more: "If people act better, and then perhaps we
by manofmanysmiles 4y ago
> Libertarian presumption that people, removed from the system of control, would all act better"
My premise is more: "If people act better, and then perhaps we won't need a system of external control."
I will admit I dream of a world that may not be possible. However, I will continue dreaming, and act to see this dream come to fruition.
- alehlopeh 4y agoWhat actions are you taking that could potentially cause billions of individuals to suddenly act as though the concept of scarcity doesn’t exist? If the only path forward you see is for every single human to start acting differently, then you don’t see any path forward.
- blamestross 4y agoThe path to such a future will either be paved with mass extermination to lower to population to remove scarcity or via surviving with government until scarcity is defeated and government can be safely dismantled. I do agree that there is a root problem with any existing power structure not being truely incentivized to reduce scarcity and then loose power, but that doesn't make the thanos solution more ok.
- int_19h 4y agoIt's not an either-on. We can still minimize etatism and other forms of organization that require deep hierarchies.