I think it's controversial to say that no capitalist economy exists or has ever existed, because it's a term that is used to describe existing economies. In the same way that I don't agree with people who say that "true socialism/communism has never been tried". Maybe not according to some textbook definition, but close enough to know what it smells like. That's why I like the idea of yardsticks/litmus tests.
I'm always interested in reading lists but not long ass ones 😄. What are your top 1-2 recs?
including f u hardware
I meant that appears to be one of the crashiest things to run on nvidia (for now at least)
Well, if any infringement of ownership means socialism, I suppose that means you consider that no capitalist economy exists.
But that would pose huge practical challenges. For instance, how do you decide on ownership? It needs to be agreed upon somehow, and people will have disagreements on who owns what. How does the entity that settles ownership disputes get the resources needed to do so?
Even bitcoiners get addicted to "power". If they have a large following there they will be reluctant to leave, and their followers will have less of an incentive to try #nostr
I understand the principle, but are there some measurable yardsticks where an economy crosses the line into socialism your opinion? For instance, is any form of taxation socialism? Are zoning laws socialism? Is public transport socialism?
Submit damus with zaps under a different brand to see what happens? 😄
What are all the hallmarks or litmus tests of a "mixed" economy?
Fully agree
nostr:note1e9hhm60m5a2ad62aq7ch0m5w4aevzpn9w6k9gncgghhpvpe89rdsvpveu5
nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak says that the distinguishing characteristic of a capitalistic society has been that it has a free stock market. Agree? (His argument is then that fiat money effectively makes the stock market irrelevant because it gives central banks infinite capacity to manipulate prices, i.e. capitalism can't survive under fiat in the long run)
#nostr is to microblogging what #Bitcoin is to money: relays participate in the network in a permissionless manner, effectively preventing censorship
On primal.net, I think it would be great if the 'back' button didn't catapult me back to the top of the page. When I open up a thread then I lose my place in the feed (I can open a thread in a new tab but it feels suboptimal). Cheers nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr
What is the best read to understand what an "ideal" world looks like from an ancap perspective?
Ok I see. Those are not examples where the word 'state' would come to my mind, but perhaps I've been weber-washed
If it enforces rules, to me that implies granting itself the right to use violence against the dissenters of those rules.
When you say that you disagree with the requirement of monopoly of violence, do you mean that there needn't be a rule stating that nobody else may use violence?
What is an alternative definition of state that you prefer, and for what reason?
This was also my understanding of 'state', I didn't know it was a libertarian definition. What other definitions are commonly used?