Curt Doolittle

Theme: Property

  • Curt Doolittle updated his status.

    (FB 1541861477 Timestamp) The difference is, that because I look for negative externalities, frauds, thefts, exchanges, positive transfers, and positive externalities I CALCULATE that an action is immoral, amoral, or moral, and you INTUIT it. I have the AGENCY to consider all possibilities and choose the moral, amoral, or the immoral as required. This is the lesson of sun tzu, machiavelli, and aristotle – as well as every other general: morals are not truths but utilities, not knowledge but habits. The great books of wisdom and strategy are written so that we do not make the mistakes of christians and allow ourselves to be conquered, for having forgotten how to fight. They are written to ensure that we are civilized by reason not by habit.. I have agency. I am not an animal. My intuitions provide information only. My reason rules my decisions. Moral, amoral, immoral, as needed.

  • Curt Doolittle updated his status.

    (FB 1541861477 Timestamp) The difference is, that because I look for negative externalities, frauds, thefts, exchanges, positive transfers, and positive externalities I CALCULATE that an action is immoral, amoral, or moral, and you INTUIT it. I have the AGENCY to consider all possibilities and choose the moral, amoral, or the immoral as required. This is the lesson of sun tzu, machiavelli, and aristotle – as well as every other general: morals are not truths but utilities, not knowledge but habits. The great books of wisdom and strategy are written so that we do not make the mistakes of christians and allow ourselves to be conquered, for having forgotten how to fight. They are written to ensure that we are civilized by reason not by habit.. I have agency. I am not an animal. My intuitions provide information only. My reason rules my decisions. Moral, amoral, immoral, as needed.

  • by John Mark One of the things that has helped me the most about Curt’s work is

    by John Mark

    One of the things that has helped me the most about Curt’s work is simply thinking in terms of “do they (whatever group) steal or not”. In other words, do they operate in reciprocity (natural law) or not.

    E.g. as Curt says, it’s not capitalism vs socialism, it’s rule of law (reciprocity, natural law, no theft) vs absence of it (corruption, parasitism, theft). (Rough not exact paraphrase)

    So many of the labels/terms people use are poorly defined or have different meanings depending on the speaker (often purposefully so, as a means of deceit/theft).

    Source date (UTC): 2018-11-09 15:33:00 UTC

  • Why is this Complicated? Seirously?

    Why is this complicated? Seriously. Disapproval, Shaming, Ridiculing in response to an attempted theft or fraud vs. Disapproval Shaming, Ridiculing in response to covering an attempted theft or fraud. Now, for some reason, it’s floating around, as DSR is a universal vs a particular: in other words, shaming people for a crime rather than for not letting them commit a crime.

  • Why is this Complicated? Seirously?

    Why is this complicated? Seriously. Disapproval, Shaming, Ridiculing in response to an attempted theft or fraud vs. Disapproval Shaming, Ridiculing in response to covering an attempted theft or fraud. Now, for some reason, it’s floating around, as DSR is a universal vs a particular: in other words, shaming people for a crime rather than for not letting them commit a crime.

  • Thanks! Couldn’t sleep and hashed some of my thoughts out on the recent discussi

    Thanks! Couldn’t sleep and hashed some of my thoughts out on the recent discussion with the absolutists. If you don’t mind, let me know what you think.

    On absolutism and propertarianism:

    Absolutist: Does the… https://www.facebook.com/741197263/posts/10156762089752264/

    Source date (UTC): 2018-11-07 15:59:37 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1060200106706780160

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    photos_and_videos/TimelinePhotos_SxeO6JU-xg/45593333_10156761999032264_666568122496450560_o_10156761999022264.jpg Micah PezdirtzWe defend property (via violence). They cannot do that successfully, but will defend (via lies/pilpul/justification) their means of acquisition (parasitism)Nov 7, 2018, 10:24 AMRock MandjinnTruth is what gets results, but that’s a nice thought I guess.Nov 7, 2018, 11:07 AMPablo PerezPilpul?Nov 7, 2018, 1:10 PMCurt Doolittle(you are getting very, very good. congrats)Nov 7, 2018, 2:14 PMCurt Doolittlesophism: numerology, astrology, scriptural interpretation, textual interpretation, legal interpretation: the art of making excuses to justify a prior, using loading, framing, suggestion obscurantism, overloading, fictionalism, and deceit.Nov 7, 2018, 2:14 PMMicah PezdirtzPractice, practice, practiceNov 7, 2018, 2:19 PMMicah PezdirtzYou, Eli, Bill, Steve, James et al have been very good influencesNov 7, 2018, 2:21 PM

    Source date (UTC): 2018-11-07 10:08:00 UTC

  • “Does anyone have rights outside of what the observer fails to or chooses not to

    —“Does anyone have rights outside of what the observer fails to or chooses not to challenge?”—Anne Summers

    Source date (UTC): 2018-11-06 23:12:27 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1059946643888500736

  • “Does anyone have rights outside of what the observer fails to or chooses not to

    —“Does anyone have rights outside of what the observer fails to or chooses not to challenge?”—Anne Summers

    Source date (UTC): 2018-11-06 18:11:00 UTC

  • “He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.”- Frank Herbert —Those that

    –“He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.”- Frank Herbert

    —Those that can control a thing, own a thing.—CD

    militia. the distributed dictatorship of sovereign men.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-11-05 22:11:44 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1059568977679147010