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My question is how would a libertarian society control propaganda in a truly free market? To me whilst I agree with libertarian thought on most topics. The major flaw I find with libertarianism is that the free market paradigm has become outdated since the rise of television and social media. It would be far to easy for bad actors to spread propaganda that is harmful to society. And what measures could a free market society take to limit its impact? We currently live in the most propagandised age in human history in my opinion. I understand the premise that people would be educated to act in the own best interests in a libertarian society, but I know from my childhood that children are the easiest members of society to target with advertising and propaganda. And parents do not always hold the power to control their children's interests. It seems to my mind that it would be in the interest of a libertarian society to limit propaganda that could be damaging to that society.

Edit: I just had a brainwave and realised that the only reasonable thing a society could do would be to inform the population about the psychological manipulation tools employed by propagandists, advertisers, and PR agencies against them. And allow them to make their own informed decisions based on that.

but no... too much to ask I guess :)

That's in fact what drew me into libertarianism, not moral arguments or NAP. But how stupid it is that in a "free capitalist economy" the state controls the means of payments through in a centralized, non-democratic way that doesn't even have some kind of quantifiable parameters how it's decided

What are libertarian thoughts on non compete agreements? The FTC has just moved to ban them apparently in a 3-2 vote. Just read it is a developing story & will likely be challenged in court.

I am not from the US. I don't know how the US social security work. Information available through googling seemed too technical. Is social security necessary? what is your opinion?

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Dear friends, I am not a regular Reddit user. I am posting here because I am desperate. I consider myself a true capitalist and I feel lost in a deepening chasm in the Western society. This chasm is created by the old money (think private equity) fortifying itself against a “woke” community (think women / minority focused groups) that are grasping at affirmative action opportunities. Neither care about skill or sportsmanship. They focus on cheap personal victories at the expense of collective human elevation that requires skill, objectivity, and hard work.

The only thing I know is focusing on skill, objectivity, and hard work. Playing a great game with sportsmanship. Wins come if we do. Maybe I am just plain wrong and naive. But I am 41 and have lived on three continents.

Do you feel completely ignored in America and the West because you are very good at something, have common sense, and you aren’t part of either of these ever-widening, scorched-earth extremes because you won’t fall in line and succumb to their “you are with us or against us!” attitudes.

Personally, I feel this most in US professional settings where existence as a person with common sense has become impossible.

As it starting point, I hope to know that I’m not alone in feeling this way and meet like-minded people. What should I do? I welcome your thoughts.

I have friends who are clinging on to their bubbles and are afraid to think about any of this because it might burst their flimsy bubbles they hope lasts until they die. I don’t want to just write on here to vent. It does nothing. I am looking for real conversations and actions.

How do I build a small community that can at least talk about this reality and possibly even start helping each other in the real world? As a naturalized American I firmly believe the founding fathers of this country truly intended America to be what’s getting buried alive in the middle today. That’s you and me if this resonates with you.

Sincerely, John.

Cultural Marxism is the idea partly responsible for the downfall of western society. Among Cultural Marxists, whose ideas are the most dangerous?

Meme but facts.... Every day

Side question - saw the convention is in late May, do you guys know how to watch it or stream it?

I have been arguing with lefties about this for awhile, with their big push for EV’s. The argument always goes “with the government subsidies, you can save a lot of money on the purchase of the EV, so it’s not the waste of money you think”………are they really so ignorant as to not understand where the subsidy money comes from? I’ve heard this same argument about food, for decades- “without government subsidies for the farmers, you’d not be able to even afford food”………YES, I FREAKING WOULD, BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT BE TAKING THAT MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET TO BEGIN WITH!!!!

Where do people think this money comes from? The government doesn’t have a single penny that actually belongs to them, or was produced by them.

Take Nestle, for example. Nestle is an objectively malevolent company. But it is essentially impossible for any consumer with conscience to avoid purchasing Nestle products, especially if the have a baby or a pet. Giant corporations are so diversified that they cannot be stopped by consumers “voting with their dollars”, can they?

What is the libertarian solution to this problem?