Recent content by malakadang

Not all knowledge is equal, some things are easy to self-teach, other things are more easily mastered in a more structured environment. Learning to 'code', or learning a new language to a basic level can easily be done on your own, other things such as asymptotic analysis or complexity theory...

A few things. The first thing I would recommend is that, whether or not you pursue post-secondary education, you continue to educate yourself, starting now. The second thing is that you should engage in some serious self-reflection to identify what your real strengths and weaknesses are, what...

It might be better to split the rules into two. The first part will simply detail what isn't allowed on Sythe (and should be no more than 1 line), and a guideline penalty. The second part should elaborate on what isn't allowed in the first part (eg define what spamming means, and give examples)...

The ability to focus our consciousness, and the fact that we could have chosen an alternative action from the actions open to us had we so focused our consciousness. The bolded part is too imprecise, but I do accept that not all actions made are the result of the exercise of free-will (ie...

Could it have occurred to us? This seems analogous to the positive liberty and negative liberty distinction. I am saying there is no restraint for you to have chosen any number. You seem to be saying there exists a need for the presence of the number in one's consciousness in order to choose...

So in deciding what is just/fair/ought be done here, I'll just refer to the equitable defense of laches. Technically laches only applies to equitable actions (it is an equitable defence), and this is a breach of contract with no equitable relief sought (just basic damages). However we can put...

I don't think it follows that merely because the agent is unaware of a factor that may have affected their action, that therefore the agent had no influence on their action. Merely because we we inherit the capacity for free will does necessitate that all of our actions flowed from its exercise...

The last I thought on this I concluded two things: 1. If you subscribe to the view that you do not have free will, then in every day life you constantly act (not by choice) in ways that performatively contradict this view (an observation only). 2. Like how things in reality are subject to the...

If you argue that government provided goods/services are better than in a capitalist society (in some areas), then you are saying that you know how to order society — order some of the factors of production. To me, this is an extraordinary claim. You didn't explicitly say it, but it is the...

Most empirical arguments about the economy are conjecture. I think you have a tremendous amount of balls to claim that you know how to order society, because the fundamental difference between a market based solution and a non-market based solution is how to allocate the factors of production...

Perhaps. That's the indirect effect on the market, yes. There is also a direct effect however. It is arguably theoretical both ways, but the question is which theory makes sense/is justifiable. This is why I think economics is fundamental to taking an informed political position. Yea so I agree...

The most desirable settlement areas are likely to have already been settled (because people tend to want to settle in the most desirable areas). This doesn't address the whole point, and capitalists tend to demand a certain return on investment, typically denoted r. Calculating r has various...

How would you select the area? Not all areas are equal from a settlement perspective independent of whether government has been there or not. For example, natural water resources, farming land, etc. The government is going to compulsorily acquire the land of all the homeowners in this area...

Don't understand your meaning of 'government-free reservation'. And if it doesn't, which, it often doesn't. Every market. Whenever any supplier enters a market they either source their demand from pre-existing consumers or new ones. Unless your argument is that they source all their demand from...

What if you have no choice but to accept the mafia's rule? For example, let's say the Mafia protects all the grocery stores, and similar verticals; they have no choice in the matter, if you are in this industry, the mafia will protect you, for an nonnegotiable sum. Should other people...