Curt Doolittle

Category: Natural Law and Reciprocity

  • Propertarianism is beyond ideology

    Propertarianism is beyond ideology https://t.co/MAqPyagedR

  • Propertarianism is beyond ideology

    Propertarianism is beyond ideology https://propertarianinstitute.com/2020/07/25/propertarianism-is-beyond-ideology/

    Source date (UTC): 2020-07-25 18:19:04 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1287090003919724544

  • Propertarianism is beyond ideology

    —“Propertarianism is beyond ideology in Evolian sense. Neither Capitalist nor Marxist. But a revolt against both? Would this accurately describe your position.”—

    Yes, I would say that rule of law is just correspondence with the laws of the universe, and that the capitalist vs marxist dichotomy is an attempt to deny those laws. So the whole capitalist-communist/marxist thing is just another ‘how do Ilie cheat and steal’ scam.

  • Propertarianism is beyond ideology

    —“Propertarianism is beyond ideology in Evolian sense. Neither Capitalist nor Marxist. But a revolt against both? Would this accurately describe your position.”—

    Yes, I would say that rule of law is just correspondence with the laws of the universe, and that the capitalist vs marxist dichotomy is an attempt to deny those laws. So the whole capitalist-communist/marxist thing is just another ‘how do Ilie cheat and steal’ scam.

  • DEFINITION: Productive

    DEFINITION: Productive https://t.co/cy6M0WiV4N

  • DEFINITION: Productive

    DEFINITION: Productive https://propertarianinstitute.com/2020/07/25/definition-productive/

    Source date (UTC): 2020-07-25 18:11:18 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1287088047130116096

  • DEFINITION: Productive

    Hey Curt, can I get a disambiguation of the “productive” part of the 5 point definition of reciprocity? The word itself is intuitive, but I’m trying to break it down into further specifics that can be easily understood by the public.

    Productive vs Parasitic Productive means Not parasitic, and no incentive to retaliate. A transfer or exchange where my demonstrated interests are greater afterward. For example, blackmail is not productive, it’s parasitic. And Corruption is parasitic, not productive. Even if they are true (‘fully informed”) an even if it is voluntary (“a choice”) neither blackmail or corruption are productive, and they encourage me to retaliate. If I say, give money to beggar, I feel good about it. I made someone else feel good. Neither wants to retaliate. If I give money to a bureaucrat or he won’t do his job in a timely fashion, I din’t gain anything, and I now can’t use that resource for the satisfaction of my wants – I don’t feel good and I resent him (want to retaliate).

  • DEFINITION: Productive

    Hey Curt, can I get a disambiguation of the “productive” part of the 5 point definition of reciprocity? The word itself is intuitive, but I’m trying to break it down into further specifics that can be easily understood by the public.

    Productive vs Parasitic Productive means Not parasitic, and no incentive to retaliate. A transfer or exchange where my demonstrated interests are greater afterward. For example, blackmail is not productive, it’s parasitic. And Corruption is parasitic, not productive. Even if they are true (‘fully informed”) an even if it is voluntary (“a choice”) neither blackmail or corruption are productive, and they encourage me to retaliate. If I say, give money to beggar, I feel good about it. I made someone else feel good. Neither wants to retaliate. If I give money to a bureaucrat or he won’t do his job in a timely fashion, I din’t gain anything, and I now can’t use that resource for the satisfaction of my wants – I don’t feel good and I resent him (want to retaliate).

  • The Virtues

    The Virtues https://t.co/ZcCLaf9fvr

  • The Virtues

    The Virtues https://propertarianinstitute.com/2020/07/25/the-virtues/

    Source date (UTC): 2020-07-25 18:01:01 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1287085462662905856