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I'll give you some unsolicited advice: You come off as rather arrogant and I would suggest reflecting on it. The idea that "legions of HNers" are telling you y

I'll give you some unsolicited advice: You come off as rather arrogant and I would suggest reflecting on it. The idea that "legions of HNers" are telling you you're wrong sounds like confirmation bias. I basically see the same old discussion about free markets vs. market regulation every day on HN and it's not as if there was ever a clear-cut consensus. Maybe somewhat expectedly, radical positions such as "markets should be 100% unregulated" or, conversely, ones espousing something close to communism are comparatively rarer than ones in the middle (most people don't tend to have radical views), but that doesn't mean you can't see them often enough here (ok, maybe I haven't seen communist takes here that often, but definitely libertarian ones). More importantly, even if everybody was disagreeing with you, it could be that they're right and you're wrong. Or that nobody is right or wrong because it's a matter of opinion. I haven't seen you take that option seriously, instead it's just other people who "don't understand" free markets

WalterBright 3y ago
> You come off as rather arrogant I know. > instead it's just other people who "don't understand" free markets When I see an example of a successful commune or communist society, I'll think about changing my mind.
- Eisenstein 3y ago
  > When I see an example of a successful commune or communist society, I'll think about changing my mind. It may not be obvious, but buying and selling land and resources for personal gain is somewhat novel in the history of humanity. Basing the entirety of society and law on the notion of a single person being able to own a piece of the earth, which they are allowed to deny others access to if they like, is unique to our particular time and culture. One could say with a fair amount of certainty that a 'commune' aka a village or tribe is the basis of the vast majority of the human experience.
- Tainnor 3y ago
  > When I see an example of a successful commune or communist society, I'll think about changing my mind. You have completely failed to understand what I was trying to say, instead quoting something out of context. I'm assuming the reason why you get so much pushback is not because of your unpopular opinions but because you don't know how to debate properly.

WalterBright 3y ago

> You come off as rather arrogant I know. > instead it's just other people who "don't understand" free markets When I see an example of a successful commune or communist society, I'll think about changing my mind.

Eisenstein 3y ago
> When I see an example of a successful commune or communist society, I'll think about changing my mind. It may not be obvious, but buying and selling land and resources for personal gain is somewhat novel in the history of humanity. Basing the entirety of society and law on the notion of a single person being able to own a piece of the earth, which they are allowed to deny others access to if they like, is unique to our particular time and culture. One could say with a fair amount of certainty that a 'commune' aka a village or tribe is the basis of the vast majority of the human experience.
Tainnor 3y ago
> When I see an example of a successful commune or communist society, I'll think about changing my mind. You have completely failed to understand what I was trying to say, instead quoting something out of context. I'm assuming the reason why you get so much pushback is not because of your unpopular opinions but because you don't know how to debate properly.