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by snitko 13y ago
That's not anyone's problem, but it also can't be an argument. When I say taxes are theft and people say I can always leave, they should realize there's nowhere to leave. So you're basically saying: "suck it up
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by snitko 13y ago
> It's interesting how, when this particular viewpoint comes up, the hypothetical individual is always deeply irresponsible, borderline malicious. But the person making the argument never is. No, I may be the most irresponsible pe
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by snitko 13y ago
To where? To another country which is going to tax me the same or more?
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by snitko 13y ago
1. I respect the fact you don't want to discriminate when it comes to matters of health and safety. I, on the other hand, would like to discriminate. If a person who led unhealthy lifestyle knowingly requires medical attention, I want
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Can you also stop paying and subscribe to a different service provider?
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1. When people say "but what about monopolies?" they seem to forget that we do currently have a giant monopoly, which is government, that prohibits others from entering the market by force, not just by market instruments such as p
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Now imagine for a moment 911 line was a private company. People subscribe to it, pay a monthly fee, call it, wait to get through and don't receive help in time. What do you think people would do then? Stop paying and likely file a la
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by snitko 13y ago
Maybe you can vote better next time. Because, after all, voting is a real thing, it can change things. At least, I heard Obama said this.
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An unfortunate name in the light of PRISM revelations.
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Finally, there's a question of openness. If you store your DB of connections and points on your own server, I'd trust it less than if it was stored publicly, like the Bitcoin blockchain.
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Reputation is a very important problem worth solving. However, I'm not sure your app tackles the most important part of this problem, which is connections between participants. For example, let's say I started a business and I nee
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by snitko 13y ago
I'll tell you what I would do if I was a government official. I'd smile and ask you kindly if you are sure you don't want to cooperate. If you say you are, I'd leave. Then I'd find every piece of evidence I have aga
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by snitko 13y ago
Why do you blame companies? If you were the CEO of Google and a government official came to you with a request for a backdoor and a solid promise to make life real hard for you if you refuse to cooperate, what would you do?
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by snitko 13y ago
That's a very valid point about private prisons, but a completely wrong one. Let's think for a moment, would they indeed be acting the way you describe. To understand this, let's find out who funds private prisons. In the cur
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by snitko 13y ago
Just to clarify, I'm not a socialist by any measure, nor are the authors I mentioned.
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Everyone knows we need some kind of government I don't. Many people I know don't either. So what if we don't really need any kind of government?
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"The Machinery Of Freedom" by David D. Friedman discusses many aspects of workings of a society without a government. "Everyday Anarchy" by Stefan Molyneux demonstrates how we already live most of our lives in complete a
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by snitko 13y ago
Those questions already have great answers. I can probably only recommend you a couple of authors like David D. Friedman and Stefan Molyneux, they all address the questions you asked. In short, yes, there will be courts and prisons. But in
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by snitko 13y ago
You are correct that taxes are means to finance good things too. But ask yourself this: can things you agree with be financed without simultaneously financing things you disagree with? Police officers, firefighters, teachers... Could it be
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by snitko 13y ago
It depends on how you define paradise. If paradise is the same as now, but without massively killing population of foreign countries with drones, keeping people in prison without trial and massively spying on your own people, then yes, it&#
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by snitko 13y ago
I agree. Let's use Bitcoin. It's possible right here today and you don't give anyone a cut.
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by snitko 13y ago
I think this is fighting the symptom rather than the cause. NSA is a symptom of a much larger problem, which is taxes. If you didn't have them, you wouldn't have to demand those things in the first place, because all the money you
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by snitko 13y ago
Can kinda confirm. Took 1 min to load background color (!) at first, then nothing else loaded. On a second attempt it seems to work.
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by snitko 13y ago
Haha, I'm not sure about that one. It's like everywhere: apple fanboys, anti-apple Android enthusiasts, then people who don't really care.
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No man, you don't get it. MOST people in Russia really never buy expensive smartphones with subsidies. They actually pay the full price. My guess is, carriers tried this model, realized it doesn't really work very well and decided
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by snitko 13y ago
That's very true. I'm in Russia and telecommunications are dirt cheap here. I barely spend $10 in 3 months on my cellphone (that's including occasional internet browsing, although unlimited traffic would cost you more). Broad
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I can see Edward Snowden taking your advice, because it would totally work.
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The rule of law is a misleading term. If you have money, you can afford expensive lawyers and staying out of prison for certain crimes. If you don't, well, then you're out of luck. That's not significantly different from the
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by snitko 13y ago
There's a very common theme on sites like HN or reddit (and I'm not implying you're using it here, but your comment may at least suggest it - if not, forgive me, my comment is not directed at you specifically) that although w
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by snitko 13y ago
It is possible to send data along with other data so that it's reaaally hard to find. Also, they don't need to send data all the time, but rather activate this mode on request, say when a person using this browser is a suspect for

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