JohnBierce

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[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

As a non-tech person who has zero idea what Urbit is, this is still deeply funny to me.

I'm guessing there's probably a libertarian bent to this whole thing, somehow?

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 4 points 2 years ago

Seldom have I seen anyone who has drunk their own kool-aid deeper than SBF.

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 6 points 2 years ago

Oh heck yeah new Dan Olson

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 6 points 2 years ago

The full book is well worth the read, imho.

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You should check out the book A Libertarian Walks into a Bear for another great example, if you haven't already!

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 7 points 2 years ago

Uggggghhhhhhhhhhhh

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 3 points 2 years ago

Huh a friend of mine recommended this to me recently, I should check it out

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 5 points 2 years ago

Oooh, Quinn Slobodian! Just read his book Crack-Up Capitalism, good stuff.

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 6 points 2 years ago

Solid post, already shared this a few times.

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 2 points 2 years ago

I'll check it out!

[–] JohnBierce@awful.systems 14 points 2 years ago

...The vast majority of guys I know who have been in a lot of fights (me included) are quite happy never getting in a fight again? Like, there's definitely a few weirdos and dudes with anger issues who love fighting, but the shine wears off pretty damn quick for most people, and they'd rather avoid the fight in the first place? I really don't think real-life arenas and duels would work the way this guy thinks.

(I used to work as a bouncer in a bar, haven't been in a fight since then, I prefer keeping it that way. Also, fair notice, I wasn't actually a very good fighter- I was the average-sized, unintimidating bouncer, my job was to head off fights before they happened, so the bigger bouncers and bartenders didn't have to intervene, and I was good at talking drunks down. I wrestled a decent number of drunks when I had to, but that did not an impressive fighter make, I'd suck at Colosseum fights, lol.)

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