https://youtu.be/mQPsSGf9hfk To flip the argument just given, the renters also don’t have to live at that specific location. There’s no God-given right to be able to live in someone else’s property rent free. And assuming the obligations of a renter is part of the responsibility you take on when you sign a contract and becomeContinue reading “Landlords’ and renters’ rights”
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A children’s guide to Marxism
I recently read a summary of Marx’s ideas in a philosophy book for children that summed up his cultural and intellectual contributions thusly: He really cared about poor people, he was unpopular for his ideas, but his ideas ended up being very influential, so maybe they weren’t so wrong after all. That was pretty muchContinue reading “A children’s guide to Marxism”
Creating false demand, with an aside on evil
In response to the idea that markets are distorted because suppliers have created artificial demand that didn’t exist. From this discussion. https://youtu.be/ndehWd9N9Z4 This is the wrong way of viewing things entirely. You cannot literally create demand. You can hijack it, you can confuse it, you can subvert it, you can alter it, you can divertContinue reading “Creating false demand, with an aside on evil”
College for all?
The idea of college for all is tricky. For two reasons. First, a huge amount of money is already being wasted on college for people who take it for granted (especially those who aren’t paying for it) and don’t have any good reason to be there. They see it as an extension of high school,Continue reading “College for all?”
Lessons I’ve learned from business
I’ve been in business for a while now, I’ve had over a hundred employees (I lost count eventually), and although I’m not the best boss ever, I have learned a few things about being a manager. First, most of the actual work that makes an organization productive is done by a small minority of theContinue reading “Lessons I’ve learned from business”
The relative value of violence
Is it possible that violence is the cheapest price it’s possible to pay for personal freedom? That seems counter intuitive. It depends what you mean by costly, and for whom. A society that allows the greatest extremes of personal freedom would mean a society that involves itself the least amount possible in other types ofContinue reading “The relative value of violence”
Justice (part 2)
What is it about this incorrect idea of justice that is correct? Because Marx wasn’t on to nothing. There is a sense of injustice that he and others like him were attempting to correct. We’ve just shown, and history has also shown, that despite its best intentions, when used as a guiding, defining moral calculus,Continue reading “Justice (part 2)”
What kind of justice should we seek?
There is a problem with justice, in that because the world is what it is and because people are what they are, you can’t get both kinds of justice that people seem to want. People think everyone should have a fair, as in equally advantageous, shot at success. Each person should have as much ofContinue reading “What kind of justice should we seek?”
Jung and Thomas Sowell
I finally understand, I think, what the archetypes of Jung are. I was thinking of them too much like an English major. They’re like built in concepts hardwired into human psychology. They map onto oract as symbolic representations of something built into the human psyche. They reflect some deep seated conceptual framework or concept thatContinue reading “Jung and Thomas Sowell”
Equality and tyranny
There is a basic fact that explains why any attempt to enforce equality as an outcome of life must always inevitably involve more despotic control, injustice, and force than any system that allows for difference. And it is the fact that neither the world, nor people, are in fact in any way fundamentally. All placesContinue reading “Equality and tyranny”
Why should I care about charity during the lockdown?
Let’s be honest, I’m in danger myself, I’m stressed, I’m dealing with employees who are stressed. I’m in need of charity myself right now. I’ve got people to take care of who whose livelihoods are threatened. I had to accept some charity myself recently and figure out how I felt about it. I wasn’t goingContinue reading “Why should I care about charity during the lockdown? “
Making Nobody Happy 