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The video about anarcho capitalism on Habbo is mind blowing. Turns out to be one of the most effective demonstrations I've seen of what kind of hell an anarcho

• pcthrowaway 3y ago
  I'm a bit confused by the video, because it mentions several times that the Habbo staff actually did impose restrictions (attempting to shut down casinos). So perhaps under-regulated capitalism is more accurate. Which is also similar to what we have in real life
  • pastacacioepepe 3y ago
    Minors gambling, scam giveaways, predatory practices, classism, etc, happened even before Habbo imposed any restriction, hence anarcho capitalism. After Habbo imposed some minor restriction on gambling (forced by the swedish state), players went from "official" casinos to underground casinos, using tricks to bypass said restrictions.
    • pcthrowaway 3y ago
      Right, this is not anarcho-capitalism though, this is just capitalism with an underground economy
      • pastacacioepepe 3y ago
        No, it is anarcho capitalism as it comprised all the elements of capitalism without any "state" like hierarchy. As the video explains, Habbo dropped all of its moderators in favor of a slur censoring AI, so there was effectively no regulation in place except for slurs. Restrictions on gambling only came later on, and that's when it possibly stopped being anarcho-capitalism.