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Yeah, the guys is a bit incoherent. He claims he is a libertarian while at the same time opining how bezos should spend his money. Money that nobody else has a

by rtwtlkj 14y ago

Yeah, the guys is a bit incoherent. He claims he is a libertarian while at the same time opining how bezos should spend his money. Money that nobody else has a claim to it anymore but bezos. As long as he is not breaking any laws whom am I to even think what he should do with his money. That is how a true libertarian should think. The fact he doesn't think this way means he is just trying to bullshit us by claiming he is a libertarian or he simply does not understand what the word means [1]. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism

robomartin 14y ago
Brother, where did I try to tell him how to spend his money? All I said is that spending it raising crap from the bottom of the sea is bullshit. I also indicated this is based on my moral conviction that if you achieve success at that level you have a responsibility towards society not to do crap like that. If you choose to do crap like that, live long and prosper. Your choice. I just don't think it's morally supportable in the context of all else that really needs doing. Look at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as an example of what I think is role-model behavior for the uber-rich. I don't require they behave this way. They are absolutely free to do as they wish. They can even make a big pile with their money and burn it. I am merely stating that from my point of view what Bezos is doing isn't right. That's all. None of this negates a Libertarian doctrine. I should at the same time note that Libertarianism isn't a cookie-cutter system, just like saying someone is a Democrat or a Republican doesn't mean they adhere to 100% of what Wikipedia might say these doctrines consist of. Pure Libertarianism can be a bit extreme. For example, we still need government officials to be there and throw parties when foreign dignitaries visit. Yes, it's a joke! So, how about this: Let's agree to disagree. Back to coding and making money I can then burn.
- jlgreco 14y ago
  > Brother, where did I try to tell him how to spend his money? > I am merely stating that from my point of view what Bezos is doing isn't right What. The. Fuck. You are clearly beyond rational discussion.
  - robomartin 14y ago
    Nope. You continue to read what you want my statements to read. The stuff you quoted can only be interpreted as telling him what to do by twisting it around. No other way. I can look at someone smoking and say "I think that is wrong because of...". That does not, in any way, that I am trying to force or tell the person not to smoke. Now, you might choose to read it that way but that doesn't change what it says. You clearly only want to disagree with me for the sport of it so I'll agree to disagree and give you the last word because it seems you need to win. Go for it. The stage is yours.

by rtwtlkj 14y ago

robomartin 14y ago

Brother, where did I try to tell him how to spend his money? All I said is that spending it raising crap from the bottom of the sea is bullshit. I also indicated this is based on my moral conviction that if you achieve success at that level you have a responsibility towards society not to do crap like that. If you choose to do crap like that, live long and prosper. Your choice. I just don't think it's morally supportable in the context of all else that really needs doing. Look at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as an example of what I think is role-model behavior for the uber-rich. I don't require they behave this way. They are absolutely free to do as they wish. They can even make a big pile with their money and burn it. I am merely stating that from my point of view what Bezos is doing isn't right. That's all. None of this negates a Libertarian doctrine. I should at the same time note that Libertarianism isn't a cookie-cutter system, just like saying someone is a Democrat or a Republican doesn't mean they adhere to 100% of what Wikipedia might say these doctrines consist of. Pure Libertarianism can be a bit extreme. For example, we still need government officials to be there and throw parties when foreign dignitaries visit. Yes, it's a joke! So, how about this: Let's agree to disagree. Back to coding and making money I can then burn.

jlgreco 14y ago
> Brother, where did I try to tell him how to spend his money? > I am merely stating that from my point of view what Bezos is doing isn't right What. The. Fuck. You are clearly beyond rational discussion.
- robomartin 14y ago
  Nope. You continue to read what you want my statements to read. The stuff you quoted can only be interpreted as telling him what to do by twisting it around. No other way. I can look at someone smoking and say "I think that is wrong because of...". That does not, in any way, that I am trying to force or tell the person not to smoke. Now, you might choose to read it that way but that doesn't change what it says. You clearly only want to disagree with me for the sport of it so I'll agree to disagree and give you the last word because it seems you need to win. Go for it. The stage is yours.