Tag Archives: society

I’m an anti-anti-intellectual

Posted on August 6, 2013 by n8chz

Hit on the head again by blogspot.com’s 4KB comment limit. In reply to J. R. Pitt’s Random Ramblings #5 … Is it weird that I’m honestly disturbed by the way anarchists of all sorts tend to disregard the academics and … Continue reading →

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Successful society of atheists or mostly areligious people?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by n8chz

Cliff Arroyo informs us: I usually describe myself as incapable of religious faith (that part of my brain/mind/soul/whatever is just plain missing). But I do have an attraction to a lot of religious imagery and/or practice. I also respect religion … Continue reading →

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Some notes on thick individualism.

Posted on March 8, 2013 by n8chz

  Thick individualism considers the distinction between individuals and firms to be of more consequence than the distinction between small firms and large firms. Thick individualism considers the distinction between individuals and the state to be non-analogous with the distinction … Continue reading →

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Quotebag #90

Posted on January 29, 2013 by n8chz

“Perhaps this should also serve as proof that the market doesn’t always work in the favor of what’s desirable. Que: “That’s not the TW00 free market capitalism!”,”—Julia Riber Pitt “Consumerism is not a byproduct of human nature; it is a … Continue reading →

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Quotebag #88

Posted on January 8, 2013 by n8chz

“Just be careful to keep your Hipster Gland in check. You don’t want to do the interview ironically.”—Matthew Benson “Revolution is illegal by definition and its adherents are routinely criminalized.”—blackorchidcollective “Some cultures used similar terms for ‘ripping someone off’ and … Continue reading →

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La lucha continua

Posted on December 10, 2012 by n8chz

What has now become the old model (the J.O.B. as the usual means of support) was a factory sweatshop partially humanized by several generations of intense activism and reform. Perhaps the precarious “freelancer” model that is rapidly replacing it can … Continue reading →

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Exploring, as always, possible end-runs around market omniscience

Posted on December 7, 2012 by n8chz

Maybe “letting go and letting the Invisible Hand” is more or less guaranteed to result in an allocation that lies at rather than within the production possibility frontier (PPF), but maybe no point on the present PPF represents the best … Continue reading →

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Quotebag #86

Posted on December 6, 2012 by n8chz

“Values plus Socialism tends to oppression. Socialism plus Liberty without Values tends towards an aimless mediocrity, Liberty plus Values without Socialism leads to injustice.”—John Madziarczyk “I have long felt that one cannot be sure that a person has offered him- … Continue reading →

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Quotebag #85

Posted on November 20, 2012 by n8chz

“If freedom means non-frustration of the exercise of one’s legitimate property rights, you can be made perfectly free by being relieved of all property, including the right to your own body and life.”—John Holbo “The truth is, frankly, that there … Continue reading →

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Quotebag #84

Posted on November 2, 2012 by n8chz

“If the concept of the Unconditional Basic Income encourages laziness, why would any right minded parent pass on an inheritance to their children?”—bstard4bristolmayor, h/t Jack Saturday “Not asking out Ayn Rand girl. I will not date her in a boat, … Continue reading →

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