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title: "Timeline photos "So - what do you call yourself? What do you think of…"
date: 2020-12-29
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships added a new photo.
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# Timeline photos "So - what do you call yourself? What do you think of…

*December 29, 2020 · Facebook*

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\"So - what do you call yourself? What do you think of the core philosophy \"every man for himself\"\"\
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I call myself a \"green consensualist\". I want all human relations to be as consensual as possible. I view coercion like pollution\--some coercion may be impossible to avoid, in order for humans to flourish, but it\'s not a \"good\" thing, and it should be minimized as much as possible. Every law, every regulation is an implicit death threat: do this, or I\'ll kill you. IMO, the bar to making such threats should be high.\
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Although I prioritize human life, I also care a great deal about non-human life, and would like to reduce the suffering of animals and help them to flourish both on earth and throughout the solar system and beyond. (Hence the \"green\" adjective.)\
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I think it\'s generally a good idea for humans to cooperate and trade with each other, as doing so will lead to greater prosperity than if everyone tried to do everything themselves.\
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Swamp Thing painting by Michael Zulli
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