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I remember watching a [Benjamin McAvoy](https://www.youtube.com/@BenjaminMcEvoy/) video about a strategy for reading - pick and author and...

I remember watching a [Benjamin McAvoy](https://www.youtube.com/@BenjaminMcEvoy/) video about a strategy for reading - pick and author and read all their works. My pick for 2023 is Haruki #Murakami #reading

I intend to read the books in the order listed in https://bookoblivion.com/2015/05/13/the-best-way-to-read-haruki-murakami/

I am reading Chapter 3 and 4 at this point. I am still thoroughly unconvinced by the arguments. Have some notes about why the arguments...

I am reading Chapter 3 and 4 at this point. I am still thoroughly unconvinced by the arguments. Have some notes about why the arguments fall short, but want to hold out till I reach a logical point in the book. Will update this very thread at that point. #criticism of #anarchy - defence of #socialdemocracy

I am going to ignore all other types of government like monarchy here. I like social democracy and that is what I am comparing...

I am going to ignore all other types of government like monarchy here. I like social democracy and that is what I am comparing against.

Again, we don't elect "leaders" because they are ubermensch. We elect "representatives" because someone needs to spend time on things we individually might not have the time for

The second chapter of the book just sets up a strawman. It assumes that people elect the "government" because it assumes those...

The second chapter of the book just sets up a strawman. It assumes that people elect the "government" because it assumes those elected are more capable than they are and therefore can rule over the masses.
My view of governments is - as the previous tweets suggest - not so. We simply don't have the time to do everything. I don't think my barista or my financial advisor are "better" than me but simply that they have more time to get good at what they do. It is the same thing with my governor.

A good way I have seen democratically elected governments being describe is as a group of individuals who have been "lent" power...

A good way I have seen democratically elected governments being describe is as a group of individuals who have been "lent" power for a period of time to take decisions on behalf of the masses because it impossibly inefficient for everyone to do everything. That seems super-reasonable to me - but let us see as I work my way through this book

> Society without the State, etc., describe exactly the concept> which anarchists seek to express, of the destruction of all>...

> Society without the State, etc., describe exactly the concept
> which anarchists seek to express, of the destruction of all
> political order based on authority, and the creation of a society
> of free and equal members based on a harmony of interests and the
> voluntary participation of everybody in carrying out social
> responsibilities.

It is unclear whether an elected government in a democratic republic would be considered a state by this definition.

While there is some argument to reclaiming the word anarchy, I can't help but think it is intentionally provocative and that is the...

While there is some argument to reclaiming the word anarchy, I can't help but think it is intentionally provocative and that is the primarily reason to pick this name. There are other cases like "Stoicism" vs "stoicism" where I actually buy the unfortunate common parlance use. But not for anarchy

https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/ is a good mental model for considering this.

https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/ is a good mental model for considering this.

The work tries to draw an analogy to a person whose legs are bound by birth but learnt to walk, who might mistakenly attribute his ability...

The work tries to draw an analogy to a person whose legs are bound by birth but learnt to walk, who might mistakenly attribute his ability to walk to the paralyzing binds to his ability to walk and thus be afraid of getting rid of them.

However, the default in our world is having a government. We moved on from anarchy because this was more stable. Prosthetic feet is more accurate as an analogy and one would be wise not to discard them just to see what the world would be like without them.

I am #reading #Anarchy by Enrico Malatesta. Will be adding my observations to this thread as I make my way through the work.

I am #reading #Anarchy by Enrico Malatesta. Will be adding my observations to this thread as I make my way through the work.

Today on things that I would never have expected to see trending. #fsharp @dsyme

Today on things that I would never have expected to see trending. #fsharp @dsyme

#Fedilab got me to finally install fdroid on my system. This is the best #Android client for mastodon

#Fedilab got me to finally install fdroid on my system. This is the best #Android client for mastodon

Got myself a Keychron k2 keyboard with blue hot-swappable switches. Types like a dream. #mechanicalkeyboards (Also posted this first with...

Got myself a Keychron k2 keyboard with blue hot-swappable switches. Types like a dream. #mechanicalkeyboards

(Also posted this first with tusky. but that post failed. So back to using the official mastodons app)

Oh - and you need to add that account as an alias in the new profile prior to doing this (This is an unequivocally good thing - two way...

Oh - and you need to add that account as an alias in the new profile prior to doing this (This is an unequivocally good thing - two way proofs that you are the same person and can't be spam linked by someone)

PEEPS! I accidentally discovered a wicked-cool #mastodon #migration #feature. 🥳 Account -> Account Settings -> "Move to a...

PEEPS! I accidentally discovered a wicked-cool #mastodon #migration #feature. 🥳

Account -> Account Settings -> "Move to a different account" (you can also reach this through old-server.tld/settings/migration

And now, mastodon will autoredirect everything to your new account. So much for the 3 old mastodon accounts, I am redirecting them to this one.

Gaah this is hard.I really like my @agj@fosstodon.org handle too.Having a hard time deciding what I identify with the closest. @kev who runs...

Gaah this is hard.

I really like my @agj@fosstodon.org handle too.

Having a hard time deciding what I identify with the closest.

@kev who runs that #mastodon #server has a super-cool blog and I feel like I am cheating on that fosstodon instance by using pachyderm and vice versa.

Mastodon's federation is triggering strong "distro-hopping" vibes in me. While any of these are adequate and can do anything...

Mastodon's federation is triggering strong "distro-hopping" vibes in me. While any of these are adequate and can do anything all the rest can, I have 4 different mastodon accounts now. mastodon.online, mastodon.social, functional.cafe and now this. I know it doesn't really matter - but I still want to be on a server that has my kind of local discussions