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How I Became a Libertarian

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Re: How I Became a Libertarian

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Post by skinnymuch »

sigmaprimus wrote: post #25
ObserverNeutral wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How so? You are telling people what they want to hear, you make them relaxed and chill.

I kind of get what You are trying to say but it is dishonest, deceitful and generally antisocial behavior to pretend that you believe in something that You really don't just to get what You want from others. That is also a trait of most Sociapaths, Politicians, Date Rapists and Internet Trolls.

Doesn’t seem to be that bad of a thing. The OP is just being honest and taking things a bit further out loud for things people do any way. Especially in other ways. Replace politics with how people are nicer and more fluid with people of their own class (studies back this). We don’t have people spending time trying to correct this behavior that can have bad consequences. And have had bad consequences. Keeping the status quo in tact is awful. Most people are a part of that. Yet OP being honest about being opportunistic without actually oppressing any one is the sociopathic behavior?

Don’t forget this site is filled with people making six figures who spend how much time worrying and helping fix the world’s plights?

I don’t readily condemn them for not doing whatever enough would be. Just like I see no reason to condemn someone for using social opportunities that our society has allowed to be beneficial so easily.

Re: How I Became a Libertarian

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Post by woleium »

skinnymuch wrote: post #31
sigmaprimus wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I kind of get what You are trying to say but it is dishonest, deceitful and generally antisocial behavior to pretend that you believe in something that You really don't just to get what You want from others. That is also a trait of most Sociapaths, Politicians, Date Rapists and Internet Trolls.

Doesn’t seem to be that bad of a thing. The OP is just being honest and taking things a bit further out loud for things people do any way. Especially in other ways. Replace politics with how people are nicer and more fluid with people of their own class (studies back this). We don’t have people spending time trying to correct this behavior that can have bad consequences. And have had bad consequences. Keeping the sta…

Not all relationships have to be transactional, in fact the best ones are not :)

Re: How I Became a Libertarian

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Post by evrimfeyyaz »

smitty1e wrote: post #20

This is a thoughtful, well-written piece. It would be helpful to see solid counter-arguments instead of flagging.

I personally don't agree with most of the things the article says and that's exactly why I shared it on Hacker News. I was hoping that some smart people with good insights on the topic could respond with rebuttals and I could learn from them. But I guess even on Hacker News people are intolerant towards ideas that they don't "like."

Re: How I Became a Libertarian

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Post by skinnymuch »

woleium wrote: post #32
skinnymuch wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Doesn’t seem to be that bad of a thing. The OP is just being honest and taking things a bit further out loud for things people do any way. Especially in other ways. Replace politics with how people are nicer and more fluid with people of their own class (studies back this). We don’t have people spending time trying to correct this behavior that can have bad consequences. And have had bad consequences. Keeping the sta…

Not all relationships have to be transactional, in fact the best ones are not :)

Yes. I was not arguing against that being the case :)
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