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Re: My New Philosophy Website

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This would be far more interesting if you kept the premises to yourself and got busy with the applications. Delete your essay about why capitalism is good, and replace it with an essay extolling the virtues of price gouging during natural disasters.

(Price gouging during natural disasters is a good thing, because it encourages the accumulation of excess gougable goods. If a hurricane means you can rent your $500 chainsaw out for $10,000, it also means that it makes economic sense to own a chainsaw you'll rarely--or never--use. The disaster reallocates capital from the people who accumulated cash to the people who accumulated physical goods that help them survive disasters. The efficient market triumphs.)

Re: My New Philosophy Website

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Quote: "The guy who disagrees with me isn't a thinking person with a genuine opinion. He is an ignorant idiot who has not seen the self-evident truth I know. Therefore, it's not a real disagreement, he's just being a stubborn jerk even though there's no possibility he's right."

That attitude is most commonly applied to Republicans. Just kidding. It's most commonly applied to children." End Quote

Awesome!

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