I have done some research into 'left #libertarianism' or 'anarcho-communism' in the recent weeks. Watched some pods and debates and had some conversations with @m4dire0701 on #Nostr (thank you for that). I never researched it, because it sounded like a massive contradiction. However, I was genuinely interested and willing to change my view if I found good arguments. If I wasn't open minded, I would have never found the #Bitcoin and #Anarcho-Capitalist rabbit hole. They look unworkable on the surface too. What I failed to find is a decentralised mechanism that manages society and makes it work. Society is a complex system, so managing it by central planning or 'because it would be more fair' won't work. If the incentives aren't allighned with the system, it will corrupt, be ineffective or not work at all. Decentralised mechanisms are language, sound money, capitalism, ect. They let people interact without any central authority, and are MUCH, MUCH, MUCH more efficient and scalable than any central planner. The reason that I am such a believer in Anarcho-Capitalism, is because it's build on a decentralised mechanism, capitalism. As you can see in the short video below, this mechanism is able to manage the action of thousands of humans, without the need for any central planning, creating something that no team led by a central planner could ever make. For left libertarianism I really don't see any mechanism like that, which makes me conclude that libertarian socialism is pretty much like statist socialism: Their intentions are good, but they don't understand economics and incentives. And the road to hell is paved by good intentions....... Did I miss something? Shill me the mechanism that makes it work. I am really happy to be proven wrong and change my mind.

GM #nostr. Now that @Soapbox launched shakespeare, we can expect a flood of Nostr apps. Wouldn't it for many of those be better if they come in the form of a plugin if and major clients like @primal , @npub1wnww...95l8 and @npub1sn0r...jtws implement plugin support? That way you would have social media at the basis, and the ability to customise other uses on top of it without having to import a private key or connect to relays every time. Isn't it much more user friendly if a user could have one customisable super app on their phone, instead of tens of different apps? #asknostr

Holy shit @npub1h8nk...rpev , I am just 40 minutes in and I want to tell you how great this conversation is. The first time in a while that I feel the excitement of a new rabbit hole. I knew that fiat stimulates consumption on the surface, but you guys go really deep. Is Daniel Batton on #Nostr? Seems like a good follow.

Hey @walker , @npub1rtlq...jtfs and @DELETED , I have a serious question: Is it even possible to be a Christian and a statist at the same time? We all know that the state's coercion is seen as legit by the statists, otherwise it wouldn't be a state. However, this coercion is forbidden by God for all humans (see V and VII). We also all know that the state is comprised of just humans like you and me. The only logical conclusion from this is that: 1) Humans working for the state are not allowed to do their coercion because they are humans and have to abide by the ten commandments. Or, 2) Humans working for the state or the state itself are superhuman / Godly, so they are exempt from the rules for humans. Obviously #1 is the libertarian position and doesn't break any of the commandments, while # 2 is the statist position that breaks the 1st (and arguably the most important) commandment by definition. Could it be possible that the world is such a mess, because 99% of the humans (including even most Christians) consistantly break the 1st Commandment, which leads to the violation of V and VII on a massive industrial scale? Can a real Christian even be a statist? I don't think so.... #religion #Christianity #libertarianism