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Regulation is the difference between libertarianism and anarchy. People always claim to want unregulated freedom, speech is the most common example, then someo
by slg 4y ago
Regulation is the difference between libertarianism and anarchy. People always claim to want unregulated freedom, speech is the most common example, then someone starts defaming, harassing, threatening, and sharing child porn and suddenly we get into a no true Scotsman debate about what freedom actually means. You should therefore be skeptical of anyone saying they want something completely unregulated. They are likely either lying to you or too blinded by their own biases to even understand what they are saying because almost no one wants actual anarchy.
- 8note 4y agoAnarchy being the better version, with the anarchist members having to agree to such terms whereas the libertarians get to force their terms onto others by calling it property rights?
- readthenotes1 4y agoi view the need for regulations as through the lens of the seven deadly sins. Until we can rest assured that 100% of you will treat me better than I deserve, we will have to be on the watch for pride, greed, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth. That is pretty much the world that the original Star Trek was promising--an evolved human--but we are very far away from that now. We could also look at it through the lens of Bertrand Russell's four unquenchable desires (acquisitiveness, rivalry, pride, power). Either way, flawed humanity needs regulations backed by overwhelming power to force us to treat each other right.