anarchopresident on Nostr: I used to think like you. I promoted a night watchman state - minarchism. I believed ...

I used to think like you. I promoted a night watchman state - minarchism. I believed in the idea of audits on private businesses by private regulatory reporting firms, in turn the government would audit those forms, creating a very low baseline systems cost for order. Then I realized that the risks of such a system were equal to or greater than a sufficiently developed anarchical free market. Not sure if you e ever read "The Machinery of Freedom" by Davis Friedman, but I'd highly recommend it. I'd never tell you what to think, but rather allow you to find your own conclusions. I'd urge you to deeply reconsider your notions of entitlement to equity and positive liberty in general, as they are incompatible with free markets, per my reading and experience. We are all our own personal advocates and when a group is subject to intolerable conditions, they organize naturally.

As far as this conversational exchange, it has been a pleasure to disagree with you, but I fear we have reached a standstill. Rather than go back and forth ad infinitum, I'll respectfully agree to disagree and hope you find your own way to my viewpoint someday. You may hope the same of me. I'll gladly accept a recommended reading, as well.