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They don't recognize all workers' work. The manager and the owner, even if they put 80 hour weeks, ''haven't worked at all''. Because reasons. Secondly, if someone works to build capital and then uses it to produce, the work involved in building that capital is not recognized. (like build an axe to better cut trees) Thirdly, as in secondly, if someone works to build capital and then sells it, the buyer, which by the intermediate of working for the thing he traded in for the capital (producing but not consuming it), worked for the capital, also does not have his contribution recognized. These heinous shits don't recognize some people's contribution: they are their own antithesis. And finally, we should recognize what they don't recognize and thus recognize the glory of helicopter action. but sir, couldn't you just teach them? Ah but if it were that easy! Oh and if you work 9999999999999999h to build a house, well uh... it belongs to everyone. Because... Well now you're on to the next level!

Without working to bring freedom to the rest of the world, going off and creating "voluntaryist" societies is just a form of escapism.

I watched this because Stefan said it was a good film in a recent video. Great plot, beautiful scenery, with good morals.

I have a couple of book recommendations The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce Perry Perry is a child psychiatrist who specializes in early childhood trauma. In the book, he discusses many of his former patients who had suffered through terrible abuse and/or neglect and children, and its lasting effects. He goes into great detail about the effects of abuse on brain development. He also tells of his attempts to heal the victims. I had read this book long before discovering Stefan's material, and because of it, I was already on board with everything that Stefan has to say about parenting. Perry had already convinced me that children are not resilient, like so many like to claim, and that most people's adulthood issues stem from early childhood trauma. He made me realize that parents, who seem like great parents to the outside viewer, can do irreparable harm to their children without anyone realizing it. When the child then grows up to suffer from depression, drug addiction or personality disorders, or winds up hurting other people, so many people either think it happened in a vacuum or that the parents didn't spank the child enough. Nurtureshock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman The authors discuss the many mistaken notions that we have about about parenting and how the science disagrees. For example, many people think it's a good thing to praise their child's intelligence in order to encourage them academically. In actuality, this tends to discourage further learning. The reason for this is that when a child is called smart, they don't want to take the risk that they will be thought of as otherwise. So they'll tend to do activities that are easier and they'll shy away from doing things that can't master immediately. Instead, the parent should praise the child's hard work, focus or concentration. The child has to learn that they can accomplish things with hard work. Anyway, I thought you all might like to look into these. If any of you have read them, I'd like to hear your opinions.

Nah. Why should I?