Comments on: I’ve Been Having A Hard Time Giving A Shit Lately

By: A Country Farmer

A Country Farmer — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 03:36:00 +0000

Another view is that which Ridley argues for in the book The Rational Optimist: Since the Industrial Revolution, voluntary human cooperation has been advancing most of the important aspects of life *despite* the predations of others. As he says, despite the “Chiefs, Priests, and Thieves.” There’s no reason to believe this won’t continue, although a global dictatorship is possible.

By: Matthew Hougey

Matthew Hougey — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:02:00 +0000

Its for the kids.

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:01:00 +0000

The would be rulers get fabulously wealthy for the work they do. It helps keep their interest.

By: John Doe

John Doe — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:45:00 +0000

Knowledge should never be a problem. Better for you to understand how things work and be smart enough on how to deal with them.
Work in an underground economy, accept only cash (for short term), gold/silver for savings, pay NO-INCOME TAX, open accounts in tax havens, the list goes on…

By: Jittery Jack

Jittery Jack — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:21:00 +0000

Yup, I couldn’t agree more. Time to take “direct action” vs. “indirect action” as explained by Harry Browne in his book “How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World”. In even the most brutal dictatorships underground networks developed to “end run” the screwed up system. Build your networks and carve out your own little piece of freedom. Embrace Agorism, bitcoin, Tor, etc. Oh, and read Claire Wolf’s latest blog post to make you feel better: “Things to do instead of (or after) getting mad” http://tinyurl.com/cu2gkzs