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title: "Timeline photos "Your efforts are futile. You lost control of the…"
date: 2025-09-13
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# Timeline photos "Your efforts are futile. You lost control of the…

*September 13, 2025 · Facebook*

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\"Your efforts are futile. You lost control of the \[Libertarian Party\] long ago.\"\
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Yes, it\'s unfortunate that such a large, loud faction of the liberty movement have prioritized their fear/hatred of immigrants/blacks/gay people over liberty.\
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Yes, it\'s disappointing that the LP has been a dismal failure at electing anyone to office in its 50 years of existence.\
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And it\'s certainly possible our efforts are futile.\
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Entropy is a terrible enemy, and will come for us all eventually.\
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After all:\
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\* 99% of all species that have ever existed have gone extinct.\
\* Almost everyone now alive will die of old age in a few short decades.\
\* Most humans are irrational, immoral, and ignorant with little incentive to improve themselves.\
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However, I believe circumstances can improve, and that it\'s worthwhile to try to improve the world.\
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I certainly prefer to be alive now than at any previous time in history.\
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Visit [HumanProgress.org](http://HumanProgress.org){target="_blank"} for ample evidence that the world has improved for humans over time.\
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And despite short-term setbacks, libertarians have many reasons to be optimistic.\
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In particular, seasteading (The Seasteading Institute), charter cities (Charter Cities Institute and Free Cities Foundation), and the Free State Project give me hope.\
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(See link in comments for more.)\
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Adopting an attitude of fatalism, cynicism, and pessimism guarantees you\'ll lose, in any case.\
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I choose to fight for the world I want.\
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Writing is one of my strengths, and I have a compulsion to learn, teach, and proselytize. So writing is how I fight.\
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I encourage others with a thirst for liberty to fight in whatever way suits their strengths.\
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For example, one could fight for liberty by:\
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\* Writing a note of appreciation to to a pro-liberty activist / politician / volunteer\
\* Writing a review of a pro-liberty book / movie / TV show\
\* Working a 9-to-5 job and donating to a pro-liberty cause.\
\* Volunteering for an agorist alternative to government services.\
\* Being a supportive spouse to a pro-liberty entrepreneur.\
\* Raising libertarian children.\
\* Selling self-defense drones.\
\* Organizing a conference.\
\* Developing a charter city.\
\* Buying a seastead.\
\* Moving to New Hampshire and running for office.\
\* Buying a Substack subscription to a pro-liberty author. (\* cough\* )\
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Much of the world is beyond our control.\
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Instead of tying your mood to outcomes outside your control, define \"winning\" in terms that are entirely within your power.\
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For example, you could define \"winning\" as \"making a good-faith effort to improve the world as best I can with the resources I have.\"\
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That way, no matter how lucky or unlucky you may be, no matter how dire external circumstances become, you can \"win\" by this standard.\
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So, harness your strengths, choose your battles, and fight---because it is the only way we will achieve liberty in our lifetime.
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