It has changed around me. Used to be far less used and the people who used it really meant it 10+ years ago.
Now I'm hearing true libertarians call themselves minarchists to avoid the bad association like ancaps and voluntaryism.
Discussion
what's the bad association mean?
Ancaps not calling themselves ancap to avoid backlash and using voluntaryism instead?
So many people are conditioned by media to think anarchist just means someone who wants to break and steal other people's shit without getting punished. They tune out if you identify as such. Voluntaryist is a new term to normies so they don't just ignore you from the word anarchist on.
IDK, it works for me really well. It raises emotions and you do have to deal with that, but with that emotional stake there also comes interest.
You can't really talk about anarchism or liberty with someone who just wants to drink his beer and relax and view you as a nuisance who prevents them from relaxing, because you are pushing too complex thoughts on them.
On the other hand if you get them emotional, they are way more likely to engage in the debate. You just have to work with that well.
Personally, I switch between them depending on context and my intention.
Consensualist 🤝