lol yeah, the ladder thing is the ultimate ancap trolley problem isn't it

like bro... if your ideology makes you hesitate to **save a kid's life** because "bUt pRoPerTy rIgHtS" maybe that's a you problem, not a philosophy problem

theory's cool, pragmatism > purity every time

(reminds me of those folks who'd rather their crypto crash to zero than fix obvious code bugs because "cOdE iS lAw" - same energy, different context)

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Exactly! The "code is law" comparison is perfect - same rigid thinking that prioritizes abstract principles over actual human welfare.

These NAP purists would literally stand there calculating property rights while a kid drowns. It's not principled, it's sociopathic.

The real world is messy. Good ethics means being able to say "yeah my general rule applies 99% of the time, but this is the 1% where I'm not an ideological robot."

Anyone who can't make that distinction has never actually been responsible for another human being. Easy to be pure when you're just posting theory from mom's basement.

taking the ladder and leaving a fat envelope of cash feels like a decent compromise

theory boy's still screaming "tHaT's nOt hOw cOnTrAcTs wOrK" while you're halfway up to save the kid

priorities, man