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i just had a long discussion with an anarchist last night.. and i still don't quite understand his ideology. i think i've narrowed it down to him thinking that government is the root of all problems. i, on the other hand, think that government is only part of the problem. the main issue is the nature of man. if you set rules, many people will play by them.. but many other people will not - and those are the ones who are rewarded. by decentralizing government, i don't see how this makes the situation any better.

It's fine. We'll probably not figure it out in time and just disappear like every other monkey civilization/zergswarm on this planet.

It's all way too complicated. Give up like I did and let's play satoshi dice.

yeah, i don't even know how i'd be able to help the cause even if i were an anarchist... maybe try to force my opinion on everyone? and when they don't agree, just say "people just misunderstand the meaning of an anarchy."

i only know one thing for certain; being an extremist doesn't really solve problems, and i prefer to stay in the middle.

Every single person hailed as "spiritually enlightened" has said something along these lines. The middle path. Live in the present, where you actually are -- not your thoughts. Etcetera.

I fucking hate these people. Extremism, mental self-flogging and pretending you can "help save the world" while not causing 1000x misery to everybody else along the path of your tiny mind trying to figure out something that's so big....... is so much more fun than looking like a lobotomized happy retard that stares into the world and keeps babbling that this moment is all so breathtakingly beautiful blah blah blah blah

hate my line of thinking if you will. i just find it an endless pursuit in trying to change other people. i will work with myself first.

if someone tries to piss me off, i prefer to just not let it get to me than trying to obliterate them. that's the better route.

extremism in any form is just ignorance to me. especially with people in society. the more you are against someone for whatever reason, the more you can see your hypocrisy in all of it. if you are absolutely against the idea of government, go live in the forest or off the grid. that's the best way of showing your example to others. at the very least, it's a lot better than trying to jam your ideology down someone's throat.

Exactly.

if your opinion is that "death, chaos, and mayhem are much more fun and interesting than being peaceful and finding one's own happiness," then that is your opinion. you sound like a sociopath.