33 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 22 Mar \ parent \ on: What is your "Why" for libertarianism? libertarian
I think most people do consider it loosely, but it's easy to get swept up in utilitarian arguments and any activity can be framed as indirectly harmful.
My statement was dumb. I know why. Just as I experienced people are programmed by the gov education system and their parents who are products from the same system. I do think some of it is mental wiring. I have learned that I have more curiosity than most of my family and that has led me to question pretty much everything. When you start asking questions you find answers you don't like. Most people stop. If you are wired with more curiosity you push through.
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I can't remember where I read it, but political dispositions are more nature than nurture. It makes sense too from a species design perspective: if you want coordination systems to be adaptive, you need strategies to compete, because any mono-system will have failure modes. Assuming political dispositions are natural also gives me more empathy for people with whom I disagree politically, ie so long as we are at least intending well, and even if it contributes to some ruin, we're all playing our part to keep things dynamic. It sucks to disagree and for bad ideas to win temporarily, but the alternative imo is like a car without brakes or a steering wheel.
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