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Comment author: David_Gerard 30 April 2013 10:22:20PM *  -1 points [-]

Can I just note I'm amazed by the commenters in this post who are libertarians about money but appear to be socialists with other people's time and attention. The world does not owe you a social living.

Comment author: Jack 01 May 2013 01:53:03PM 7 points [-]

Worth noting that libertarians on Less Wrong tend to be libertarians because they think free markets produce more utility without government intervention-- not because they believe a story about taxation being unjustified coercion or wealth redistribution being theft. There is nothing necessarily hypocritical about thinking that wealth shouldn't be redistributed but social status should.

Though I suspect there are pro-free market arguments that would cross apply.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 01 May 2013 01:56:30AM *  4 points [-]

The world does not owe you a social living.

True, it also isn't entitled to stop us from trying to acquire one by imposing arbitrary rules.

Edit: I could equally well turn the question around and ask why liberals aren't trying to make social livings more fair.

Comment author: David_Gerard 01 May 2013 12:58:24PM -1 points [-]

I gotta ask: how's your present approach working out for you?

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 01 May 2013 11:54:35PM 3 points [-]

Do you mean the present approach to markets, or to dating?

Comment author: David_Gerard 02 May 2013 06:47:17AM 2 points [-]

How your present approach to everything works out in terms of dating.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 04 May 2013 06:48:54PM 1 point [-]

Is there any chance that there are people who want your company that you've been ignoring?

Comment author: OrphanWilde 01 May 2013 01:01:33AM 0 points [-]

While I agree with your fundamental point, you seem too be confusing libertarian political philosophy with libertine ethics.