▲ 851 ▼ The best argument for altruism (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Libertarians would never win against bears. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) People focus on the bears thing, and not that most of the libertarians who joined the Free Town Project were men (wonder why women didn't feel safe joining; it's a mystery), and many (surprise surprise) turned out to be sexual predators or even murderers. They also quickly (and deliberately) bankrupted the town through budget cuts and spurious lawsuits, making life worse for everyone who lived there. The whole thing was a shitshow. Who knew that a philosophy of self-centeredness would attract the worst sort of people? Libertarianism. Not even once. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago We focus on the bears thing because that's the unexpected, humorous part, as humor is about subverting expectations. The rest of it—sexual predators, budget cuts/bankruptcy, antisocial behavior, declining quality of life—is exactly what most people expect from a libertarian town experiment. It's the bears that turn a depressing shitshow into a hilarious shitshow. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) People focus on the bears thing, and not that most of the libertarians who joined the Free Town Project were men (wonder why women didn't feel safe joining; it's a mystery), and many (surprise surprise) turned out to be sexual predators or even murderers. They also quickly (and deliberately) bankrupted the town through budget cuts and spurious lawsuits, making life worse for everyone who lived there. The whole thing was a shitshow. Who knew that a philosophy of self-centeredness would attract the worst sort of people? Libertarianism. Not even once. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago We focus on the bears thing because that's the unexpected, humorous part, as humor is about subverting expectations. The rest of it—sexual predators, budget cuts/bankruptcy, antisocial behavior, declining quality of life—is exactly what most people expect from a libertarian town experiment. It's the bears that turn a depressing shitshow into a hilarious shitshow. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago We focus on the bears thing because that's the unexpected, humorous part, as humor is about subverting expectations. The rest of it—sexual predators, budget cuts/bankruptcy, antisocial behavior, declining quality of life—is exactly what most people expect from a libertarian town experiment. It's the bears that turn a depressing shitshow into a hilarious shitshow. permalink fedilink source parent
