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Socrates—who, like Adam Smith, argued that people are generally good even without enforcement.
Stephen J. Dubner • Freakonomics
Allowing Homo economicus to do as he wants, to give Ayn Rand– style freedom to let the market reign, will, by Becker’s measurements, increase welfare.
Raj Patel • The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
Rent-seeking is trying to use protective regulations or “rights” to derive income without adding anything to economic activity, not increasing the wealth of others.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
-It is collective in a way that libertarians are not
Tim Ferriss • #506: Balaji Srinivasan on The Future of Bitcoin and Ethereum, How to Become Noncancelable, the Path to Personal Freedom and Wealth in a New World, the Changing Landscape of Warfare, and More
Economically relevant information is discovered from experimentation, not deduced from a model.
Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
Economically relevant information is discovered from experimentation, not deduced from a model.