Jeffrey Techentin Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hey there! Although I have been a member of Freedomain Radio for some time and consumed oh so many podcasts I have never participated on the boards. So I guess I will "Let [you] know who [am] and how got here!" I am a 21 year old guy living in New Hampshire with my girlfriend. I dropped out of college to move to New Hampshire. I was raised catholic and now am an atheist voluntaryist. I got here through my desire to understand society and convince people about how dangerous and wrong tribal domination within society is (more about that later). With that goal in mind I first watched Stef's video Jon Stewart's 19 Tough Questions for Libertarians!. The answers Stefan gave in that video made a ton of sense and showed the power of a principled philosophic approach. I think that I did not participate in the boards for so long because I was so used to being 'beat into' a social group. My history of entering social circles during my childhood is one of getting ridiculed, insulted and beat up and the amount of vulnerability I would be showing in this community by participating feels to my amygdala like walking a room of angry drunks, insulting their sports team and tying my hands behind my back. After processing a lot of that, I have finally gotten up the courage though knowledge that I will not experience the same abuse here, to participate in what I think is the greatest conversation of all time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynicist Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Welcome Jeffrey! I also spent a lot of time lurking before finally joining the boards, and understand the feeling of anxiety around most of what passes for a civilized society these days. I hope your stay here is more pleasant, and I for one will refrain from biting for the time being Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luxfelix Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I can relate with you there as well. Curious, why did you choose New Hampshire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Techentin Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Thanks guys for the understanding Curious, why did you choose New Hampshire? I moved to New Hampshire for the Free State Project to check it out. I had no idea what to except but I just really wanted to get out of college and did not want to live at home, which it was not thaat far from as I am from Rhode Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luxfelix Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Ah, I see -- and what has been your experience with the Free State Project so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Techentin Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Ah, I see -- and what has been your experience with the Free State Project so far? It is not what I really hoped. Almost a very small presence of people into philosophy. A very party-centric atmosphere with a few exceptions. I love the geography (although my girlfriend is less happy with the cold). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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