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Two common arguments against Anarchism are that... 1. You can't have Anarchistic societies without advanced technological infrastructure, large production surp
by einpoklum 3y ago
Two common arguments against Anarchism are that...
1. You can't have Anarchistic societies without advanced technological infrastructure, large production surpluses, group communication etc.
2. You can't have Anarchistic societies with the advent of technology, only primitive Anarchism.
This story seems to help undermine a little of both :-)
- ilyt 3y agoWhy you think it would be anarchistic society in the first place ?
- m4nu3l 3y agoI recently read "The Machinery of Freedom". It makes a strong case for an anarco-capitalist society. I'm not sure about either of these arguments. The most robust arguments, as far as I can tell, are those relative to common goods (where you can't exclude access to goods/services) and externalities. The book tries to answer most of these questions. While I'm not entirely sold (at lest not yet) I recommend the book. It's not a rant about the Government, instead it goes quite in depth by proposing what anarco-institutions might look like and what kind of society those institutions are likely to produce by looking at historical cases (like Medieval Iceland) and parts of the current system.