I agree with the vast majority of this piece, except that statism is the cause of the world's problems. Humans have always been fucked up evil, from as far back as the beginning of the world, to today. Governments are instituted to protect man from each others' evils, as well as to protect man from themselves. I agree that forcibly trying to "improve the world" is complete bullshit, but the idea of leaving the world a better place than you found it is a concept that gives you something to strive for, something to fight and bleed and suffer through hell for, something to dedicate your life to, something that gives you purpose, the subject of much philosopozing and thinking and debating. By improving yourself and your little corner of the world, your kindness rubs off on others, and thus they become kinder people, and so and so forth. Does this mean violence goes away? No. Does this mean all evil will be eradicated? Hell no. Does it mean that you've impacted maybe just one person for the better? Yes. Alas, I digress. Idk why I'm writing this, the odds of you seeing this are incredibly low.
Excellent piece, I couldn’t agree more. Keep up the good work.
We have not lived in a world absent of Authoritarianism in recorded history. I'm curious to know what that looks like. Well written!
I agree with the vast majority of this piece, except that statism is the cause of the world's problems. Humans have always been fucked up evil, from as far back as the beginning of the world, to today. Governments are instituted to protect man from each others' evils, as well as to protect man from themselves. I agree that forcibly trying to "improve the world" is complete bullshit, but the idea of leaving the world a better place than you found it is a concept that gives you something to strive for, something to fight and bleed and suffer through hell for, something to dedicate your life to, something that gives you purpose, the subject of much philosopozing and thinking and debating. By improving yourself and your little corner of the world, your kindness rubs off on others, and thus they become kinder people, and so and so forth. Does this mean violence goes away? No. Does this mean all evil will be eradicated? Hell no. Does it mean that you've impacted maybe just one person for the better? Yes. Alas, I digress. Idk why I'm writing this, the odds of you seeing this are incredibly low.