I just read, over the course of several days, 's [“Non-Libertarian FAQ”](slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/22/) (years ago I had only skimmed it).

It is a brilliant text, as usual, and it reminded me why although I read and flirt at times with different ideologies I remain mostly a — why I don't call myself a or an ; but rather someone with libertarian sympathies, or perhaps a (classic) .

It reminded me why absolute or as ideologies and moral systems, in particular, may feel rational, coherent, complete and desirable… without being any of those things.

Which does _not_ imply, of course, that some specific governments nowadays would not do better by moving closer to the libertarian pole!

@tripu That FAQ looks very interesting, I will read it in full with an open mind.

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Very interested in your thoughts.

@tripu I'm still reading through it, already planning a longer-form blog post with some counterarguments, but for now I will leave here this anecdotal evidence that made me chuckle and facepalm today: twitter.com/balajis/status/148

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@fidel But I'm very interested in that post in the making! :)

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