Comments on: Some Free Market Thoughts http://darianworden.com/blog/2010/01/some-free-market-thoughts/ Darian Worden's Blog Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:58:30 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Travis http://darianworden.com/blog/2010/01/some-free-market-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 Travis Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:55:33 +0000 http://darianworden.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-1281 Thanks so much for this post, man. I've been working with a fellow anarchist who is a primitivist, and he has some pretty strong feelings about markets that I respect. I've actually begun to revel in looking at my positions from different ideological angles. I think one of the keys to working with one another is embracing (and even hoping for) ideological diversity. Take care! Thanks so much for this post, man. I’ve been working with a fellow anarchist who is a primitivist, and he has some pretty strong feelings about markets that I respect. I’ve actually begun to revel in looking at my positions from different ideological angles. I think one of the keys to working with one another is embracing (and even hoping for) ideological diversity.

Take care!

]]> By: DarianW http://darianworden.com/blog/2010/01/some-free-market-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 DarianW Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:40:08 +0000 http://darianworden.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-1278 I mean, when you call yourself an anarchist people at least get the idea that you want something radically different from the status quo and don't like government. But "free market" is a label used for all sorts of things. It's good to use the term as a lead-in for why the market isn't currently free, but I don't see a reason to start off with such a confusing term unless you like to explain things using economic terminology, which I don't. But for the purposes of sub-categorizing I do think I would be a market anarchist. I mean, when you call yourself an anarchist people at least get the idea that you want something radically different from the status quo and don’t like government. But “free market” is a label used for all sorts of things. It’s good to use the term as a lead-in for why the market isn’t currently free, but I don’t see a reason to start off with such a confusing term unless you like to explain things using economic terminology, which I don’t.

But for the purposes of sub-categorizing I do think I would be a market anarchist.

]]> By: DarianW http://darianworden.com/blog/2010/01/some-free-market-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1277 DarianW Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:22:31 +0000 http://darianworden.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-1277 I don't reject market terminology, because I agree with a lot of people who label themselves market anarchists, and what I favor could certainly be termed a free market. But I understand where the term can go wrong and see where it is used by some ancaps in an authoritarian manner. Mainly, I don't find market terminology to be the best way to explain things to people a lot of the time, and since I want to communicate, I don't see the use of market terms in cases where "individualist", "anarchist", and "consent" will suffice. It's hard enough to use those words but they are still a better descriptor than market in a lot of cases. I don’t reject market terminology, because I agree with a lot of people who label themselves market anarchists, and what I favor could certainly be termed a free market. But I understand where the term can go wrong and see where it is used by some ancaps in an authoritarian manner.

Mainly, I don’t find market terminology to be the best way to explain things to people a lot of the time, and since I want to communicate, I don’t see the use of market terms in cases where “individualist”, “anarchist”, and “consent” will suffice. It’s hard enough to use those words but they are still a better descriptor than market in a lot of cases.

]]> By: Jeremy http://darianworden.com/blog/2010/01/some-free-market-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 Jeremy Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:16:05 +0000 http://darianworden.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-1274 I wholeheartedly reject "free market" and "market anarchist" because they're too myopic. Markets are just one interpersonal dynamic among many. I think people correctly see that "free market" is often used to imply "free the markets, as long as the rest of our lives are not free". Good post! I wholeheartedly reject “free market” and “market anarchist” because they’re too myopic. Markets are just one interpersonal dynamic among many. I think people correctly see that “free market” is often used to imply “free the markets, as long as the rest of our lives are not free”.

Good post!

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