“Libertarians tend to avoid discussing the rights of children because it’s a very difficult topic.” - Ana Martin #L2
“The beauty of decentralized technologies is that the more people who use them, the more powerful they become.” @ABillyRock #L2
“Smart contracts have the potential to form a polycentric legal system that competes w/state’s monopoly on contract law.” @ABillyRock #L2
“Decentralization allows people to compete with monopolies.” @ABillyRock #L2
“The state’s most powerful monopoly is its monopoly on money.” @ABillyRock #L2 #Bitcoin
“If we had a violent revolution, those who ended up in power would be those who are best at violence; not what we want.” @MattBGilliland #L2
When it comes to economics: “Incentives matter, intentions don’t, free trade makes everyone better off.” @MattBGilliland #L2
“Ideas are not scare resources thus concept of private property is not necessary… piracy is publicity.” @JSDiedrich #L2
“Concept of private property is necessary b/c we live in a world of scarcity & need to allocate resources.” @JSDiedrich #L2
“There is no empirical evidence that intellectual property laws have spurred innovation.” @JSDiedrich #L2
@pmccall777 @JSDiedrich Publishers were the only ones with the tools to pirate composed music at the time.
“Copyright and intellectual property have their roots in government granted privilege.” @JSDiedrich #L2
“The threat of piracy (by publishers) made 17th century music composers more productive.” @JSDiedrich #L2
Just sampled an India Pale Pilsner, a style of beer that’s so new, it isn’t an officially recognized style. #L2
“The Reinheitsgebot (German Beer Purity Law) was the world’s first consumer protection law. Libertarians LOVE consumer protection laws.” #L2