tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post6349425791307696848..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: This Is Not A Blog PostSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-78121504121439716902011-09-16T23:31:00.821-05:002011-09-16T23:31:00.821-05:00I'd read that article before coming here, but ...I'd read that article before coming here, but I just loved it to bits. The man can write!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-76377057215520638012011-09-15T13:43:27.755-05:002011-09-15T13:43:27.755-05:00Yeah? Then explain the Ayn Rand School for Tots.
...<i>Yeah? Then explain the Ayn Rand School for Tots.</i><br /><br />You'll note that while teh horrible ogre runs her gulag to reap monetary rewards, teh children do no such thing. Their collectivist behaviour in liberating teh sought after resources is truly a case of each providing according to ability and receiving according to need. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbsuAbTTsV8" rel="nofollow">Just like in teh movie</a>.Dragon-King Wangchuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661002686346571531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-44514440986816769772011-09-14T12:07:02.487-05:002011-09-14T12:07:02.487-05:00Ceci n'est pas une pipe.Ceci n'est pas une pipe.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830774223073462725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-40274548144259573032011-09-14T11:31:33.303-05:002011-09-14T11:31:33.303-05:00Take children for example. There's no barter o...<i>Take children for example. There's no barter or even credit based market reason to feed your children - it's done because that's what's done. There is no accounting for it, no amortization, no whatevers. For real human beings (i.e. not idealized "rational" economic actors), even in a post-money society, obligations are not only of a financial nature.</i><br /><br />Yeah? Then explain the <a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/ayn%20rand%20school%20for%20tots/IndyJonesy/vlcsnap-2010-10-13-12h23m53s111.png" rel="nofollow">Ayn Rand School for Tots</a>.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-13872745701853941922011-09-14T09:50:49.858-05:002011-09-14T09:50:49.858-05:00Even if it isn't a post, this is till a thanks...Even if it isn't a post, this is till a thanks. That Graeber link is fascinating and very educational. Read teh whole thing.<br /><br />I believed teh Barter Myth until I read teh linked Invention of Money post (I blame Sid Meier). I had no reason to doubt it - or so I thought. But the reason to doubt is that the Barter Myth doesn't make any sense and directly contradicts our own experiences.<br /><br />Take children for example. There's no barter or even credit based market reason to feed your children - it's done because that's what's done. There is no accounting for it, no amortization, no whatevers. For real human beings (i.e. not idealized "rational" economic actors), even in a post-money society, obligations are not only of a financial nature.<br /><br />So it shouldn't be surprising that the earliest appearances of money is in temples and religious institutions. A paternalistic relationship where the number of children gets larger and larger and the tasks of inventory and procurement and disbursement and graft for high officials gets too difficult to manage without some way of keeping track.<br /><br />There are countless examples of relationships people have with other people that have nothing to do with economic activity. And for people who aren't greedy selfish asshole glibertarians, these are the ones that actually shape our lives, experiences and character. That the idea of money would arise from those types of relationships and not "shopping" makes perfect sense.<br /><br />It's one of those revelations that is so completely obvious once it's explained, you kick yourself for not realizing it in the first place. And the only way one could doubt it (especially in light of the evidence) is if one willfully disbelieves plain facts in order to maintain a complete lack of empathy even for the people they are closest to.Dragon-King Wangchuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661002686346571531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-27847088546489166332011-09-14T08:47:46.153-05:002011-09-14T08:47:46.153-05:00staycation redefinedstaycation redefinedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-2888285199407051292011-09-13T22:26:11.518-05:002011-09-13T22:26:11.518-05:00Oh Susan, Never Change!
aimaiOh Susan, Never Change!<br /><br />aimaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-50432332965205010362011-09-13T17:50:01.681-05:002011-09-13T17:50:01.681-05:00For a brief time when I was around 14-15 years old...For a brief time when I was around 14-15 years old, I was drawn to the notion of "Enlightened Self Interest", a softer type of libertarian thinking, where the believer understands that the welfare of the individual and the group are closely linked.<br /><br />By the time I was 16 I realized the error in the notion was the the word/notion "Enlightened".Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-29804228867881637892011-09-13T15:09:43.118-05:002011-09-13T15:09:43.118-05:00Ceci, n'est pas une pipe.Ceci, n'est pas une pipe.Lurking Canadiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-62779103852067450072011-09-13T14:55:14.540-05:002011-09-13T14:55:14.540-05:00Okay, I'm having a little trouble letting go.Okay, I'm having a little trouble letting go.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-25460485547035243922011-09-13T14:49:17.612-05:002011-09-13T14:49:17.612-05:00That is not a fish.
~That is not a fish.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-29214514369960199142011-09-13T14:46:40.399-05:002011-09-13T14:46:40.399-05:00This is not a comment.This is not a comment.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.com