There is a need for laws, and there is a need for laws that respect freedom. As of 2023, the details of how a freedom-respecting social system would work have only been scantily developed.
If men like patio11 aren't convinced by the pro-freedom case, why would anyone else be?
The libertarian movement has supported many bad actors. Cryptography has supported many evil acts. Libertarianism is not bad and cryptography is not evil; but no-one serious will follow us until we clean up our act.
(It's not enough to say that the current system is bad or worse. The current system is terrible. But we should be aiming to set things right, not simply tweak things on the margin.)
However, Patrick Mackenzie is a person of the highest calibre (see, e.g., this: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-story-of-vaccinateca/).
There is a need for laws, and there is a need for laws that respect freedom. As of 2023, the details of how a freedom-respecting social system would work have only been scantily developed.
If men like patio11 aren't convinced by the pro-freedom case, why would anyone else be?
The libertarian movement has supported many bad actors. Cryptography has supported many evil acts. Libertarianism is not bad and cryptography is not evil; but no-one serious will follow us until we clean up our act.
(It's not enough to say that the current system is bad or worse. The current system is terrible. But we should be aiming to set things right, not simply tweak things on the margin.)