BenJ

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone could recommend any counselors in Illinois? Prefferably central illinois, but I'd be happy to learn about any others as well.

Hey guys, just curious if anyone here is from the central Illinois area like Bloomington or Peoria, or is everyone up near Chicago proper?

I saw that thread too. In fact, I'm in it. The guy that posted the thread was posting from Paraguay, which is where I am now. If you want to see how its going I've got a youtube channel and will probably get a website sometime soon: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC57-jqLdp2CDzCcw3MauMFQ

So I would like get my own website up. I'm travelling abroad in search of a greater degree of freedom and a place to settle down, and I throw in libertarian discussion from time to time. Creating my own website with my own domain would not be a problem, as I am a web developer by trade at the moment. But since liberty.me just launched recently, I'm wondering if I should take advantage of that ecosystem for publishing my content. On the plus side, I wouldn't have to put a single thought into design, which would would be nice. Also, the biggest potential upside would be possible cross traffic from other liberty.me sites. That should definitely not be overlooked. I'm somewhat concerned about joining the site ever since Jeffery Tucker threw his considerable clout into the wrong side of the ridiculous 'thick/thin' 'brutalist/humanitarian' debate. That being said, I probably shouldn't be too concerned with all of his personal beliefs when evaluating the platform. The subscription rate is about the same as what I would pay for hosting my own site anyway, but at the same time I would be getting a subdomain on a blogging platform, which is free elsewhere. Is having .liberty after your subdomain worth paying for? Another concern for me is the fact that all interaction seems to be behind a pay wall. Why aren't the social networking aspects of the site free? Why would I want to pay for the privilege of signing up for another libertarian echo chamber? I suppose its nice to be in a community with other content creators, but it just seems like the site is shooting itself in the foot by not opening itself up as a social media platform for the public. Along the same lines, Tucker mentioned that the publishing site you get is a full Wordpress install, but I have yet to see any liberty.me sites with comments enabled for the public. Other content creators can comment, but no Disqus? No Facebook comments? Nothing? I suppose you could get your public comments by posting your content to Facebook or something like that, but it seems like a serious limitation to omit that completely for people wanting their own publishing site. Anyway, those are some of my concerns. I do think it would be cool to be a part of liberty.me, but I'm having a tough time committing to it given the unnecessary limitations as I see them. What is you opinion of liberty.me? Anyone using it at the moment?

Can someone clarify the conditional statements that lead up to the the big 4? Murder, rape, theft and assault? I understand that if the goal is to live, it is universally preferable behavior to eat food on a regular basis. What is the goal or objective that precedes the actions we consider immoral to do, or moral to avoid?

I'll save you the trouble. You are correct!

Exactly what I was thinking - promote it as a way to hone your political ideas, or see where you fall in the political spectrum, etc. Not too obvious while not too deceptive.

Whoops, sorry about that. I definitely should have searched more thoroughly before posting.

For those of you who haven't seen the video of Larken explaining his new project, here is the link: http://youtu.be/_zaskaHHnos Basically, he's going to create an interactive series of some kind that will guide people through logical contradictions privately without being a debate, or even an argument. The goal is to simply raise questions in the viewer's mind and leave it at that. This addresses one of the most important points that Stef has ever raised: people are not swayed by reasoned logical arguments. If confronted, they will hold on to their irrationality. If this project can get around those barriers, I think it could be one of the most important steps in the movement. I donated immediately, and probably will again in the future.

Hello everyone, Just wanted to throw my youtube channel out there. I've decided to expatriate, and I'm sharing the experience. If you're curious about the process or want to follow along, feel free to subscribe. I'm also using this as an excuse to enter the public fray on general liberty-related subjects. Here's the most recent sample, where I share some thoughts on Bitcoin: http://youtu.be/6vZbUbOplRI

Yup, saw it last weekend. I had never read the books, but had heard about them so I was looking forward to it the moment I saw a trailer. I definitely agree with most of the other posters here. It was clearly about adults in society grinding the empathy out of gifted children and manipulating them into war. Genocide, in fact. Given the material, I think it would be a prime candidate for one of Stefan's reviews. Very enjoyable movie, overall.