We’re pretty far down the psychological road to civil war. nostr:nevent1qqsf465mw3d0sztdyuud0t36qgqeew5386su8l8hgjyycpnl8xy8vgcpzfmhxue69uhkummnw3ezu7nzvshxwecfsq5w9
If people can’t win the games available to them, they’ll start playing new games that they can win.
The people I knew who had lived through WW II were pretty openly racist against the Japanese. I never understood why they got a pass for that when we held each other to a higher standard after 9/11 with respect to Muslims and Arabs.
I haven’t listened to the full 13 hour version, yet, but the two hour summary he did with Bob Murphy was amazing. nostr:nevent1qqsfkq46yng7zkatnwz9aaru0cgdeaxyr32f6ezwgy7gfs8mp6sselqpzemhxue69uhkvet9v3ejumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgezu0ln
I think your original post was correct in contexts where it’s plausible to have done everything you expect the people you’re leading to do.
Every October I stop following national news. Since it’s the last month before American elections, the news gets even more manipulative and unreliable than usual.
I’m glad so much of the content on nostr isn’t specifically national political news.
I only agree with the last point. There are many occasions where a group of specialists need to work together and there’s no way to find a project leader who can do what each of them can do.
The biggest thing about leadership is making sure the people you’re leading know that you’ve got their backs.
“Most demanded by the rest of humanity” seems like an ok definition of “important”.
One demon down. Who’s next? nostr:nevent1qqswfpyj2dstla8q3yx2wuk5a90ujl2zsrcf9ud26270zaq5n9xj2fqppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d570alyn
To a first approximation, that means taking the highest paying job that isn’t propped up by the state. nostr:nevent1qqsf55fdwtgdu88k96wllvcskc9rlzn080amgyex7dcrkvyhtavsrsgpzemhxue69uhky6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skczxlm9x
1. and 4. cover the others. No need to multiply assumptions nostr:nevent1qqsrzjpgp5lsq2rtne6zekzvay9yca27rxc777t9yexjq2a57k0cyzgpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68y6trdqhxgeg2unuzv
The instructions for a dish I invented are to use as much garlic as you can imagine and then double it.
FWIW, the dish is mashed potato lasagna.
Ironically, libertarians would have liked to take the label “socialism”, but it had already been taken by the most antisocial system ever. I like “voluntarism”, personally. nostr:nevent1qqsfq0dcdhcvarmzjfjh5kwde307d5q5lvrjusja4mqakvn6l39sr5sprfmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68y6trdpjhxtn0wfnsm7v6sr
Engagement has been better lately, but I still think that should be the focus, because it’s something we can each be better about. nostr:nevent1qqszwzkh3eu29lejdhkhmwz8algj4rfv2gg4dk2prt588dh88v72fwgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuum5dahx2u3wvdhk647te6y
There’s actually shockingly little evidence to support the claim that intellectual property rights increase innovation. Check the book Against Intellectual Monopolies if you want to be informed on the subject. Given the enormous, burdensome, and corruptible state apparatus required to enforce IP, it seems like the burden of proof should be on your side to support your claims.
Also, the incentive argument doesn’t really make sense. The IP framework is a type of all-pay auction, and those tend to generate losses for the participants.
Ownership, as a concept, applies to scarce (rivalrous) things. Ideas are not scarce (rivalrous).