Oddbean new post about login | logout Bro if you can't see a king sitting on a throne in a room of gold with an expensive hat on bemoaning the rising costs for his people as ridiculous I'm sorry. You can pontificate on how that came to be and call people commies for pointing out the absurdity of it but it doesnt change the absurdity. Your first response to me was I sound like a commie. So dont act like ad hominems are what youre really upset about. You were defending monarchy as if nobody on nostr has read Hoppe or something.
I haven't read Hoppe. I will look into it. I did not call you a commie at once, did I? Just a friendly note that your message sounds like one. And it does. I grew up in a commieland surrounded with fairytales making fun of monarchies and blaming it for whatever real and not problems, with news not much different from the fairytales. All while pretending to be as poor as me. So I really am alergic to the deviation of focus strategy, yes.
I'll admit, that video of the king seemed funny :), but what do I know, I never had a king. Maybe it is not funny for those that did or do.
If I announced all the things that look funny to me, the USA democratic court would put me behind bars for 10k years for violation of stupid tolerastic rules they use for dividing people over there. I am being frank enough here on Nostr already.
The US is no exception in embarrassing statist bullshit they carryout to try maintain their legitimacy to the populace. Of course I'm sure I could come up with some rationale as to why they do what they do and how I'd upset Americans by calling our leaders clowns. But I find telling the truth to be too tempting.
Tempting - yes, me too. But I am also an old coldblooded proffessional (and successful) manipulator of people. The math of this side of me tells me that: 1. Nobody is perfect 2. Let's say the size of shortfalls of person A is x, and person B - 10x. If I want to publicize shortfalls, and want the masses to perceive them objectively, I have to publicize person B's shortfalls 10 times before I can mention person A's once. That is just me. Not everyone has to be like me. Then it is great when different people like you and me discuss their differences. That is fun, and that is how we pick up new info and perspectives. Hoppe is an interesting discovery for me, I will definitely read his book.