The talks that Javier Milei has been giving recently have been good whitepills for me.

'Where there is trade, there is peace.'

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He’s entertaining but I’ve been burned by trusting politicians in the past so I’ve been avoiding all that

I think his ideas matter more than we realise. It matters more than him as a person or a politician.

The fact that he is a sitting president of a big country like Argentina in size and stature, and embraces libertarian ideas carries a lot of weight to it.

I almost believed that bro but after I saw this I remembered that all politicians are the same

https://x.com/maxkeiser/status/1774878972079149249

Yep, I am aware of his regulatory action.

My opinion remains unchanged despite that.

My point is, you can only realistically 'trust' the representative of your own local, state or national constituency and the head of govt of your local, state or national govt.

Everyone else are just representatives of the ideas they preach. They are public figures who don't really matter as people to us. We don't need to trust them at all.

I don’t trust any of them because no one can represent someone that did not consent to their representation of them. These ā€œrepresentativesā€ are also not held accountable for their actions so they can do whatever they want after getting your vote.

Agreed. Which is why modern states don't give absolute power to the legislature. It's not just a democracy, but a demcratic republic, which means power is distributed between the legislature, judiciary and the executive. (Theoretically, as this wouldn't be the case in dysfunctional states.)

The aspiration for libertarians should be a world where the latter two institutions protect the life, liberty and property of the country's citizens.

Having a legislature gives the people the ability to legally overthrow those who make the law once every few years. It is a liberal system, but has been subject to abuse primarily because of the fiat monetary system. Bitcoin fixes this.

In my opinion, Nostr, Bitcoin and the internet as a whole can enable a libertarian world because they enable free speech, voluntary exchange, better firms, propety rights and stronger formation of contracts between people.

If or how that will happen is the role and responsibility we have to take upon ourselves. šŸ«‚

I agree with you 100% that Bitcoin, nostr, and the internet will allow humanity to attain more freedom! The sovereign individual thesis is great! šŸ«‚