The Underthinker Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 Hey, I'm new and thought there might be some interesting discussion to be had on this forum.I'm at a point where I watch nearly every Stefan Molyneux video that comes out on youtube. I hope you'll welcome me into this community.
Mister Mister Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 Hey, I'm new and thought there might be some interesting discussion to be had on this forum. I'm at a point where I watch nearly every Stefan Molyneux video that comes out on youtube. I hope you'll welcome me into this community. hello and welcome. How long have you been watching? What kind of issues drew you in to watching Stef? Are there things that you have found particularly challenging/enlightening/confusing?
The Underthinker Posted September 3, 2016 Author Posted September 3, 2016 hello and welcome. How long have you been watching? What kind of issues drew you in to watching Stef? Are there things that you have found particularly challenging/enlightening/confusing? Thanks for the welcome! I have been watching on and of for about 6 months now. I noticed recently that I watched at least the first 10 minutes of every video for over a month. Plenty of it has been challenging, although particularly the analysis of things on whether they're moral or not. The whole "not an argument" thing has provoked an evolution of my thinking and how to deal with people who don't make arguments. Particularly enlightening has been the series about why not to date a single mother. It has given me insight into some of the contributing factors why certain things in my life (and for my brothers) didn't work as well as they did for some at school. Most disagreeable is the whole idea of anarcho-capitalism. Although I can find no fault with the idea that it's the more moral way to govern, I do not believe a stateless region can manage quite the same defense politically as long as there are other states in the world. Any previous attempts to discuss things related to this have been very unfruitful and I get the impression that people have a blue sky idea of how things would work out. I've been aware of Stef for a longer time, but I think he's really grown as a speaker and is both more entertaining and better at getting his ideas across than he was in the past, You seem to have been here for a while RoseCodex. What's the best thing about this community for you? What could be better?
thebeardslastcall Posted September 4, 2016 Posted September 4, 2016 Welcome! Most disagreeable is the whole idea of anarcho-capitalism. Although I can find no fault with the idea that it's the more moral way to govern, I do not believe a stateless region can manage quite the same defense politically as long as there are other states in the world. Any previous attempts to discuss things related to this have been very unfruitful and I get the impression that people have a blue sky idea of how things would work out. Anarcho-capitalists get the impression people have a blue sky idea of how things will work out with governments.
The Underthinker Posted September 5, 2016 Author Posted September 5, 2016 Welcome! Anarcho-capitalists get the impression people have a blue sky idea of how things will work out with governments. Well it's one of the few subjects where I expect to be quite far from the center of the bell curve of opinion for members of this community. I hope we'll have some fruitful discussions about it in the future.
mgggb Posted September 5, 2016 Posted September 5, 2016 Thanks for the welcome! I have been watching on and of for about 6 months now. I noticed recently that I watched at least the first 10 minutes of every video for over a month. Plenty of it has been challenging, although particularly the analysis of things on whether they're moral or not. The whole "not an argument" thing has provoked an evolution of my thinking and how to deal with people who don't make arguments. Particularly enlightening has been the series about why not to date a single mother. It has given me insight into some of the contributing factors why certain things in my life (and for my brothers) didn't work as well as they did for some at school. Most disagreeable is the whole idea of anarcho-capitalism. Although I can find no fault with the idea that it's the more moral way to govern, I do not believe a stateless region can manage quite the same defense politically as long as there are other states in the world. Any previous attempts to discuss things related to this have been very unfruitful and I get the impression that people have a blue sky idea of how things would work out. I've been aware of Stef for a longer time, but I think he's really grown as a speaker and is both more entertaining and better at getting his ideas across than he was in the past, You seem to have been here for a while RoseCodex. What's the best thing about this community for you? What could be better? Welcome. I would highly recommend listening to the original podcasts. What's on youtube is only the tip of the iceberg. Also would recommend reading his books if you think you might be in anyway inclined to what stefan has to say, they're a hyper-condensed form of the podcasts and you'll end up saving yourself a lot of time.
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