David Graeber Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You! 2000
  • DerisionConsulting@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I’m not, because systems without hierarchies do not function at large scale. This is even brought up in the last paragraph, but it includes:

    just because something is complicated does not mean there is no way to do it democratically

    So, a different system than anarchy is the way forward?

  • Windex007@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The arguments presented are incredibly bad.

    The question is asked “Are people generally good?”

    And then goes on as if the premise is now “people are universally good”

    • Gadg8eerEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I literally am furious at humanity in general. I took and take a series of bad luck in my life personally and want everyone else to suffer.

      I have literally decided that if there is any sort of revolution in my lifetime, I don’t care what the result is, only that I now have an opportunity to do to humanity what humanity did to me, and I will burn the resultant society to the ground because I hate you all and it’s personal.

      Either prove someone like me wrong, by proving humanity is generally good and I’m the bad guy, or lose everything when I destroy everything you worked towards. I am past caring about what you want, I only care about taking everything that everyone else truly values from them. If you are right about “people are not a good thing overall” then my murderous rage is justified.