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I did not live during the 80's, but I hear this film captures the spirit of the age.

Can we both find compatibility with the biosphere and continue living? (Aren't there examples of this possibility?)

To add to this point, there are many examples of human activity benefiting in the overall biodiversity and vibrancy of various ecosystems (and not just as a specific preservation effort).

April Fools?

Is it possible to reimburse non-consenting families to negate the government's force?

Relevant at 5:59 for artificial intelligence:

Could you design an experiment for yourself to see whether or not exercise benefits your health personally? That way, you'll have first-hand data.

Five hours... Challenge accepted! Edit: That was five hours well spent! Thank you for sharing.

I'm aware of some of the historical examples for freedom fueling the feudal furnace, and since previous comments have already addressed the meat of the topic question, I'd like to hypothesize the following: A stateless society/free market with the prerequisite understanding for internal stability (philosophy, virtues, etc.) could still defend against the remaining states, both from military invasion and potential global embargoes. In the case of a military invasion, provided contemporary states could concoct propaganda to persuade public opinion to support invading a peaceful society successfully, there's an absence of centralized targets for an effective attack, and a blockade by land, sea, air, and/or web will produce economic incentives for their own defeat (methinks piracy, matey! ). In the case of a global embargo, we encounter a prisoner's dilemma similar to what cartels face in the incentive to cheat; in addition, leaders of states would likely not risk political suicide by challenging a center of commerce and banking valuable to both their constituents and themselves.

Relevant video: With respect to the example in the video (opportunity cost and specialization for trade etc.) and the model presented in this topic thread, I find similarities in the way firms often specialize in one or a few capital archetypes; for example, an investment bank is explicitly orange (lending and investing money etc.) while implicitly indigo (relying on data collected on market conditions to evaluate cost/benefits for any proposed investment). To some degree, the uniform of suits and ties express a use of blue capital as well, insofar as an appearance of professionalism and authority may increase their chances of success in negotiations.

As far as I understand it, we've always ultimately been operating under an "honor system" whereby any security system, no matter how fail-safe, can be overcome eventually by dedicated perpetrators. So then, if you want to stop the cycle of stronger armor vs. stronger weapon ad infinitum, deal with the source of the crime. In the case of counterfeiting, though crypto-currencies and public ledgers can certainly help to ameliorate, a focus on principles, particularly with emphasis on empathy and long-term economics, will negate any incentives for the short-term gain through fiduciary fraud.

They say Patience is a virtue. Some more for the collection: Trustworthiness (maybe not distinct enough from honesty?), Fairness (as in sportsmanship and following agreed-upon rule sets), and Diligence (a persistence in performance and/or pursuit can generate admiration). 13 Virtues according to Ben Franklin: (To improve the mind through self-education, the body through physical activity, and the behavior through moral perfection, he would evaluate himself on how well he performed in the various subjects.) Temperance: “Eat not to dullness and drink not to elevation.” Silence: “Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.” Order: “Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time.” Resolution: “Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.” Frugality: “Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste nothing.” Industry: “Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.” Sincerity: “Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.” Justice: “Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.” Moderation: “Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.” Cleanliness: “Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.” Chastity: “Rarely use venery but for health or offspring; Never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another’s peace or reputation.” Tranquility: “Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.” Humility: “Imitate Jesus and Socrates.”

Thought of this: Probably not the tone you're looking for, but comedy can be affective.

It's like the visual equivalent of a pun!

I imagine it would work out similar to an uncanny valley graph [LINK] where any inconsistencies of virtue, or rather pursuit of virtue, will isolate you from philosophers (etc.). Edit: So, I originally posted the link for the graph, but in reading the sections about mate selection and other such theoretical basis, there is a lot in common with both the inherent isolation of the two plateaus across the valley as well as references relevant to the original post.

A visual representation:

Along with PedroRomero's suggestion of proportional force, perhaps starting with a request to please leave followed by an order if she escalates, there's also an appropriate chain-of-command: Since the manager is charged directly (through contract with owners etc.) with the operation of the establishment, he would have the initial authority to act on the owners' behalf to request/order/command her removal (and if he is absent then this could be the lead cashier etc.); if the woman escalates to the point of endangering others, than any employee, customer, and/or passerby could intervene. If it escalates to the point of endangerment or property damage, than a court/DRO could be used as a third-person arbitration service to settle the incident. In short, it might look similar to the way it is now, except for the non-initiation of force.

I don't know; does accepting disability payments discredit him? Also, if he's planning on running for president in 2020, he's using federal government to abolish federal government.

Overhead costs such as theft insurances, physical securities, and binding contracts are indeces of the scarcity of virtues such as trustworthiness. If virtue were more prevalent, these costs would be at least limited, allowing for higher profits. For example, if a cat burglar steals from a jewelry boutique, the jeweler will likely invest in security to prevent further thefts; this makes future heists riskier for the burglar so they, in turn, invest in counter-security gadgets and gizmos. The profit, in this case within the value of selling the jewelry, is now lessened between both parties with increased overhead costs in fighting. Probably a better example is between two entrepreneurs: if they are both trustworthy to one another, they don't need to use teams of lawyers and lengthy contracts for every business endeavor they enter together.

A video so good it was posted twice.

Evil is more profitable... in the moment; long-term, however, virtue is much more profitable.

In addition, those who have locked away their first principles from others (and often themselves as well), are easy targets for the manipulator. With a way to check for the validity of principles, etc., inception by others is less likely.

In The Last of Us, one way I'd translate Ellie's immunity to zombie bites, is as logic and empiricism against philosophical zombies; she's still vulnerable to attacks, but never at risk of turning into one of them. Likewise, we have an immunity to infection.

Yeah! The example you gave of different approaches to psychoanalysis would then be like the various stems and leaves on the branch of psychology (which is then connected to the trunk and roots of first principles). My guess then is that a similar relationship would exist between the branches: So if a factory manager wanted to improve the output of their factory, for example, they could approach this goal from an engineering field and focus on the machinery with all of its inherent physics, mathematics, and geometry, and/or they could approach the goal from a praxeological stance by focusing on the workers with fields such as psychology, statistics, and economics. Regardless of the approach(es) used, the factory manager will know they have reached their goal of improved output by the effects of their actions (based on first principles).

In addition; though the branches of Mathematics, Economics, Psychology, etc. must be consistent with the trunk and roots of first principles in order to be considered valid, the branches often, but need not always, remain consistent with one another (or finding such consistency is difficult and/or irrelevant?)?