I like how Block’s opponent keeps giving the Chewbacca defense:
cporter did you see the whole thing? If I recall correctly he did address this point numerous times throughout the vid.
Haha Sieben nice one!!
JUST GOT ACCEPTED TO UT GRAD SCHOOL IN PETRO ENGINEERING
All oil are belong to me
That’s great to hear Sieben, congrats!
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wow, that’s so awful. I mean, it shouldn’t be at all surprising, but still..
I would saying it would be easier to tell your kids to get off the couch and go outside than to try to get them to run around the house for a dollar.
Keep the goal of the shirt in mind. If it is ambiguous what will it accomplish? The goal of the shirt is to give people an idea of what you’re about. The way it is now it sends off a much stronger signal than with a minimalist message. People aren’t used to seeing both an anarchy symbol and an expression of capitalism at the same time. So this creates an opportunity for someone else to bring up the subject (ask you) and then you can elaborate on things.
I would say it’d be easier to treat the kid like an individual with the ability to reason [which they are], as opposed to someone to give orders to [i.e tell]. Go ask what do they think would be the best way to spend their time?
Who are you to put a greater value on something for someone else. [“Go outside and get off the couch”] Suppose they’re reading on the couch?
Ask them what they would like to do.
“Dunno”
'Well I remember having a lot of fun outside when I was a kid… ’
The problem is… no kid who is switched on in the know, is going to go running around the house for a $1 fiat currency piece of paper. Maybe an oz gold coin, surely… lol
a kid living under the parants is a voluntary hiearchy. Whenever the kid is old enough to think for himself, leave the house, and take care of himself, etc. then he is able to ignore the demands of the parent. A big reason why there are so many kids playing video games all day, laying on the couch, etc. is because the parents are afraid of being parents. The parents want to turn into a friend intead of a parent. And surely, if you ask a kid fixed on War of Warcraft, would you rather play this game or go bike riding with me, the kid will not go bike riding… even a better example, would you rather say home for the rest of your life or go off to college? One day, you have to demand your kid to do something whether it is to be more active, or to kick him out of the house…eventually…
“a kid living under the parants is a voluntary hiearchy.”
That’s the way it should be. That ain’t the way it often is.
“A big reason why there are so many kids playing video games all day, laying on the couch, etc. is because the parents are afraid of being parents.”
No, it’s because they don’t know what being an actual proper parent entails. What is your conception of the role of parenting?
“The parents want to turn into a friend intead of a parent.”
They do? Why is it so many kids go to their friends to talk about stuff that actually matters, get life advise - as opposed to going to their parents? (/generalities).
"And surely, if you ask a kid fixed on War of Warcraft, would you rather play this game or go bike riding with me, the kid will not go bike riding… "
And so why don’t you ask, why that is? Why is bike riding objectively better than playing WoW? (Btw, to shoot down any assumptions - I cycle every weekend with mates and despise games FYI. I have never played WoW. I heard that “crap” all the time though when I was a kid, and I’m sure you have too - as has pretty much everyone… and yet are you not just mindlessly repeating it?) I suggest you check out this video on unschooling, in particular - 5:20+ (link).
“would you rather say home for the rest of your life or go off to college?”
Who says college is something worth going to? Is that not an individual choice? Personally, I’d be encouraging my kid, should I ever have them - to see the world. I myself left to live in another country working for a year on the otherside of the globe at 18. I’d recommend that to anyone and everyone, if that is something they would want to do - there is much to be gained, though there may be more for someone else - to stay at home and do other things.
“One day, you have to demand your kid to do something whether it is to be more active, or to kick him out of the house…eventually…”
I think if you’ve done your job right as a parent, they’ll see you as a safe haven - a port to help ride out the harsh storms. But it’s up to the kid themselves to travel the high seas.
Congrats! Are you going to be the next oil baron?
Rand Paul has been reading Mr. Tucker’s book!
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Yeah, I watched the whole thing, and Block did say it repeatedly, but not as an immediate retort to the student. When you already accept an argument or understand all of the components and the reasoning behind it it’s easier to pick out the points he is making than for someone who is unfortunately steeped in dumb economics. Sometimes you have to slap it out of them, I guess. =P
Interactive map to see where people are moving to, pretty interesting. You can really see the mass exodus out of Detroit. Chicago, LA and the east coast look pretty bad. Seattle and Atlanta are doing very well.
http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/04/migration-moving-wealthy-interactive-counties-map.html
State sovereignty
A resolution asserting states’ rights to the federal government is scheduled to come before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.
House Joint Resolution 14, by Rep. Michael More, R-Gallatin Gateway, asserts the states right under the U.S. Constitution to control its own affairs without interference from the federal government.
The measure passed the House with 54 votes, despite criticism from some Republicans and Democrats that it was a waste of time and laid the groundwork for secession.
You folks will regret secession if it leads to an authority just as or more illiberal and etatist than the previous centralized authority.
Yes that’s always a possiblity but what’s your point?