Statism
Sounds like a good Guy's Take episode
The unexamined life is not worth living
The State as Modern-Day Superstition: Unraveling the Illusions of Authority
My latest piece from the #Mises Institute
The crucial task before us is clear: we must challenge institutionalized assumptions, shatter existing paradigms of collective identity that diminish individual worth, and evolve society beyond the crippling grip of mysticism, coercion, and unreason. A brighter future awaits those willing to abandon the false prophets of the past while actualizing their own innate power as individuals to shape our shared destiny. But the price of transcendence is eternal vigilance.
https://mises.org/wire/state-modern-day-superstition-unraveling-illusions-authority
The state's power to tax is its power to destroy, not only the wealth of individuals but also the very essence of economic freedom.
As the State's addiction to money printing drives it to falter, its gaslighting tendencies become ever more conspicuous.
What is BitVM? with Robin Linus and nostr:npub1yxp7j36cfqws7yj0hkfu2mx25308u4zua6ud22zglxp98ayhh96s8c399s (SLP520)
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I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "free" market
All human action involves choice and exchange. Even under the conditions of significant government intervention, individuals are still making choices - choosing what food to buy, what clothes to wear, what furniture looks nice, etc.
This means small elements of the free market - voluntary exchange driven by subjective preferences - are persisting despite restrictions. The conditions and incentives may be distorted by regulations, price controls, subsidies etc - but the exchange itself remains free on an individual level.
So everyday market decisions represent an instance of the free market in action - the aggregation of subjective preferences through voluntary exchange. This illustrates that even in an economy with significant government interference, free market forces continue to operate at a micro level.
No one coerced me to decide on the Nostr relays and clients I use.