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Have you considered that the author did try to understand the underlying ideology? It seems pretty accurate to me.

keiferski 3y ago
Well, I can’t read his mind, but considering that he didn’t mention anything about it, I think we can assume that he hasn’t. Even if he did, my criticism was about the essay, not the guy himself.
olalonde 3y ago
> He has long been adjacent to money and power, but craves more. > They have no passport and fly no flags; these concepts are thoroughly beneath them. Yeah, this is not an intellectually honest characterization of libertarian and anti-authoritarian ideology. I'd be very, very surprised if Patrick didn't actually understand that.
- tovej 3y ago
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  - olalonde 3y ago
    > Libertarian ancap bros Resorting to insults is not very conductive to intellectual honesty. Your comment equates libertarianism to "wanting to keep all money" which is an extremely cartoonish understanding.
    - tovej 3y ago
      Libertarians, especially crypto people, are cartoonish in my experience. Cartoonish is not equivalent to false. Some things in life are ridiculous, and then we should be able to call a spade a spade --- or call a bond villain a bond villain.
    - Qwertious 3y ago
      >Your comment equates libertarianism to "wanting to keep all money" which is an extremely cartoonish understanding. Sure, but it's true.
      - nerdponx 3y ago
        This squares pretty nicely with more conventional libertarianism that I usually encounter. Lots of blather about non-aggression, intellectual honesty, and personal freedom, but practically they tend to align in favor of things that result in keeping more money, and against things that result in keeping less money.
      - bigstrat2003 3y ago
        It's not remotely true.
- patio11 3y ago
  I am describing actual literal appears-in-the-movies James Bond villains with these sentences, not anyone you know or any real-world political ideology. The way you would know this is to have read the previous two sentences: "James Bond films have a certain formula to them. It is more interesting when seen from the perspective of the villain."

Well, I can’t read his mind, but considering that he didn’t mention anything about it, I think we can assume that he hasn’t. Even if he did, my criticism was about the essay, not the guy himself.

olalonde 3y ago

> He has long been adjacent to money and power, but craves more. > They have no passport and fly no flags; these concepts are thoroughly beneath them. Yeah, this is not an intellectually honest characterization of libertarian and anti-authoritarian ideology. I'd be very, very surprised if Patrick didn't actually understand that.

tovej 3y ago
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- olalonde 3y ago
  > Libertarian ancap bros Resorting to insults is not very conductive to intellectual honesty. Your comment equates libertarianism to "wanting to keep all money" which is an extremely cartoonish understanding.
  - tovej 3y ago
    Libertarians, especially crypto people, are cartoonish in my experience. Cartoonish is not equivalent to false. Some things in life are ridiculous, and then we should be able to call a spade a spade --- or call a bond villain a bond villain.
  - Qwertious 3y ago
    >Your comment equates libertarianism to "wanting to keep all money" which is an extremely cartoonish understanding. Sure, but it's true.
    - nerdponx 3y ago
      This squares pretty nicely with more conventional libertarianism that I usually encounter. Lots of blather about non-aggression, intellectual honesty, and personal freedom, but practically they tend to align in favor of things that result in keeping more money, and against things that result in keeping less money.
    - bigstrat2003 3y ago
      It's not remotely true.
patio11 3y ago
I am describing actual literal appears-in-the-movies James Bond villains with these sentences, not anyone you know or any real-world political ideology. The way you would know this is to have read the previous two sentences: "James Bond films have a certain formula to them. It is more interesting when seen from the perspective of the villain."