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[fairdinkem]

Speaking of the Law of Unintended Consequences, here’s a perfect examole:

The Law of Unintended Consequences will be obeyed

The Law of Unintended Consequences is probably one of the most important things anyone in a position of power can consider when pondering the implications of a new law or regulation.

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I'm not sure but I believe you mentioned that you were ~70 years old. I may be mistaken. Did you just now encounter the concept of unintended consequences? If yes, how much carnage do you reckon has been left in the wake of living your life?

 

[Ponca Dan]

I'm not sure but I believe you mentioned that you were ~70 years old. I may be mistaken. Did you just now encounter the concept of unintended consequences? If yes, how much carnage do you reckon has been left in the wake of living your life?

Yes, I’m 78 years old. As I said I first encountered the concept of unintended consequences when I read Bastiat when I was around 18, so 60 years ago. Since then I see it brought up by every free market economist I read, and they frequently cite Bastiat’s essay as a source. I’m not sure I understand your question, but if you’re asking how much carnage I have witnessed caused by unintended consequences of government policies in my lifetime I’d say it is incalculable. The mass murder of human beings in government wars alone is in the tens of millions, maybe hundreds of millions. The unintended economic carnage is too much to comprehend.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

Radical philosophical anarchists. Like me, not Muslim sympathizers.

Key word "philosophical".
Yer a gem Dan!. 🖕

 

[Ponca Dan]

Key word "philosophical".
Yer a gem Dan!. 🖕

Yes, Woody, I say they are philosophical anarchists because the common perception by the uninformed is anarchists are bomb throwing madmen upset that their government isn’t doing what they want it to do. I remember the libertarian joke about the Occupy Wall Street so-called anarchists was their group name was “Anarchists For Big Government.” The men I named above are intellectuals, thinkers and philosophers who offer alternatives for a society absent government. (Contrary to some people on this board I believe intellectuals and philosophers are crucial to explaining how society should organize.) You should pick up a copy of Bastiat’s little book, *The Law,* or Nock’s *Our Enemy, the State,* or Rothbard's *The Ethics of Liberty,* or de la Boetie’s *Discourse on Voluntary Servitude.* If you are remotely interested in studying the importance of individual liberty these books would be a great place to start.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

Yes, Woody, I say they are philosophical anarchists because the common perception by the uninformed is anarchists are bomb throwing madmen upset that their government isn’t doing what they want it to do. I remember the libertarian joke about the Occupy Wall Street so-called anarchists was their group name was “Anarchists For Big Government.” The men I named above are intellectuals, thinkers and philosophers who offer alternatives for a society absent government. (Contrary to some people on this board I believe intellectuals and philosophers are crucial to explaining how society should organize.) You should pick up a copy of Bastiat’s little book, *The Law,* or Nock’s *Our Enemy, the State,* or Rothbard's *The Ethics of Liberty,* or de la Boetie’s *Discourse on Voluntary Servitude.* If you are remotely interested in studying the importance of individual liberty these books would be a great place to start.

I'd prefer to not ride on yer plane Dan.

 

[Ponca Dan]

I'd prefer to not ride on yer plane Dan.

I know, Woody, you prefer to follow what Fredrich Hayek called “the road to serfdom.”

 

[Marocain Poke]

I'm not sure but I believe you mentioned that you were ~70 years old. I may be mistaken. Did you just now encounter the concept of unintended consequences? If yes, how much carnage do you reckon has been left in the wake of living your life?

The most stunted 78 year old I've ever seen on the internet. Some tik toks by 14 year old middle school girls show far more depth, maturity, and nuance than @Ponca Dan .