I’m not a sovereign individual and will likely never be one. I can understand the desire to be as sovereign as possible but we didn’t get to where we are technologically without specialization and delegation of duties. Of course, I’d buy local and eat local first, and can grow my own food if I need to, but I don’t need to do it all. Should the need arise, there are other ways of getting what you need, but I rather not imagine such a future and work toward one where we don’t need to all be sovereign in all of the ways people wish to be.

Not to say that I don’t respect that choice, go for it!

Queue the NGMI comments 🤣

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I agree with this.

there's always a jurisdiction in our societies

Definitely not milking my own cow👍🏻

Awww c’mon!

Is Peter getting sats for that?

Voluntary trade with others doesn't break sovereignty, in my mind. It's more about making your own choices without being coerced, not producing everything yourself.

Sovereign: choosing to spend my sats on a local farmer's products

Not soverign: being forced at gunpoint to send my sats to a government for servies I don't want.

This exactly.

I agree with your take. But I did read “Should the need arise, there are other ways of getting what you need” as “will perform sexual favors for cucumbers and broccoli.”

😝 sorry I couldn’t help myself.

For the right veggie I’ll do unspeakable things 🤣

Agreed. Specialization is how we got here today. Knowing/doing it all becomes a waste. That's why part of becoming sovereign, I think, is to gather a community so you can still specialize as an individual within that group.

No one is truly sovereign except God. Few realize this. There is great power in realizing this fact and acknowledging our positions as slaves. It's who we recognize as our King that is most critical. The simple fact is we either serve satan or God. That's the only true divide. If you're not serving Christ, you're serving evil. Often unknowingly. #christisking #truth

It is a great mystery... because God's sovereign desire and plan is that Christ's followers reign in all-authority with Him!

No one is truly sovereign except God. Few realize this. There is great power in realizing this fact and acknowledging our positions as slaves. It's who we recognize as our King that is most critical. The simple fact is we either serve satan or God. That's the only true divide. If you're not serving Christ, you're serving evil. Often unknowingly. #Christisking #truth #freedom

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