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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @kepford OP 26 Sep \ parent \ on: The Whipping Boy of Modern Culture - CAPITALISM bitcoin
There are whole books written on this topic. Chaos Theory by Bob Murphy is a good (free) one if you really are curious about what smarter people than I would say.
Truth is, no one really knows but the status quo isn't the "only way".
I am primarily interested in what you think and say. If your ideas come from these other people then summarise what you have learned from them and argue the issue at hand based on your understanding.
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Here's the deal. Everything you are saying... I have heard for pretty much 25 years from progressives/democrats and conservative republicans. We need this big stick to keep the business in line. Blah blah blah. They get rich off the system. They are corrupt. The populace isn't smart enough to even reason about it.
This is why bitcoin is the answer. It doesn't require some philosophical debate or anything. Just greed. Just self preservation. It won't destroy the state but it does take a huge tool out of their hands.
The answer is to build something better and people vote with their actions/feet. Casting a vote isn't going to change the world but the day to day choices we make will. I'm not putting any faith in the state or democracy. But that's my take. I understand why most people don't see it that way. Its a journey.
If you do want to see what a smart economist that is very fair says about anarchy / stateless society read Bob Murphy. At the least you might come away with better questions or different questions.
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I agree Bitcoin can hugely reduce the rentseeking that is currently destroying western democracies. The bankers have taken over our governments and Bitcoin directly undercuts their position. But even if Bitcoin succeeds in reducing the power of the banks there will still be the need for some regulation of other markets where otherwise private interest and greed will result inevitably in market fixing and price gouging.
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Ha! I don't have the time to write up how x would work for you. I don't think you actually care. You want to argue. Its fine, we see it differently.
I didn't understand how an anarchy could work before looking at folks that had reasoned it out. Answering criticisms and questions I had.
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Am here for contest of ideas in good faith.
My record demonstrates this.
Am not here for circle jerking Libertarian cult BS.
If you do not feel the good will and mental strength and confidence to engage in a contest of ideas - that is your loss - by default.
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I will freely admit my mind is closed to statism in general. The reasons are many. My goal in this post was not to convince someone of your world view that you are wrong. That's pretty much impossible unless the person is searching.
My reason for pointing you to that book is because it is an easy read and actually responds to many objections you have and many you haven't mentioned. I am not interested in writing up a full refutation of socialism or statism to someone that has described their world view as you have. It sounds like you are pretty firm. That's fine.
It is my loss though because I have wasted to much time on this thread. Congrats I guess.
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