A good reminder. I’ve recently been studying anarcho-capitalism. It’s easy to get excited about a new, different perspective that has some internal consistency and offers alternatives to obvious existing problems. Best to keep these warnings in mind when evaluating new systems, particularly when they have an ideological origin.
Replace “anarcho-capitalism” with “singularitarianism” and that’s the experience I’m having. It’s not so much wondering if a long-held belief is false as wondering if the new belief I’m picking up is false.
A good reminder. I’ve recently been studying anarcho-capitalism. It’s easy to get excited about a new, different perspective that has some internal consistency and offers alternatives to obvious existing problems. Best to keep these warnings in mind when evaluating new systems, particularly when they have an ideological origin.
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Replace “anarcho-capitalism” with “singularitarianism” and that’s the experience I’m having. It’s not so much wondering if a long-held belief is false as wondering if the new belief I’m picking up is false.