isn't it almost certain by now that bitcoin was invented at the university of dublin? does that change the chart much? after all it's close 

actually, without formal property rights protected by a central state, the dispute between socialist libertarians (who want equality) and capitalist libertarians (who want individual freedom) dissolves. that's because the more property someone claims, the harder they will find it to protect, especially if they are unpopular. they'll have to hire more mercenaries and guards, or, in a more civilized society, this will be reflected in higher insurance costs.

I think you're right with Marxism, but I believe OP didn't necessarily mean Marxist-Libertarian, but Social-Libertarian.

all fine, the synthesis is that a collective has to be voluntary. then it's just a local community which is not any different to a special form of organization in the eyes of american libertarianism.

nah, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_socialism was earlier

and it is *not* mutually exclusive, look at the anarchists in spain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism_in_spain

what gives?

most folks fear what they don't understand. also the "not backed by anything" again and again. it's not a rational, but psychological thing. we have to learn to deal with that.

yup, those 

no way. gold bug. his audience and sponsors too.

this is the awareness that must spread. we must transcend from an age of top-down authoritarianism to an age of bottom-up initiatives fueled by passion and the belief in ourselves.

fiat is backed by fear.
bitcoin is backed by love. 

i was overstating it a bit (the state again  ), but some seem to understand


fine, then you essentially want a true 1:1 gold backed currency. how do you know if a bank issuing notes actually has all the gold as a reserve? how will you ensure that people will actually care? we've had all that before. history repeating. another problem is that today's gold supply is largely controlled by the elites already.

well, who decides on the gold standard? how much should the backing be? that's central planning.

and with official currencies too and still they don't learn 

yup, way ahead i'm afraid. There will come lots of centralized versions of digital currencies by powerful players first that probably also have the resources to provide a strong network effect. People will have to get burnt time and time again until they learn the value of decentralization.

yup, ironically, even what so many non-tech libertarians demand, a "gold standard", is socialism. 

wondering if mr branson knows about bitcoin

he does like to convey a somewhat anti-establishment image sometimes

isn't it that anyone has this "alert key" who has write access to the github repository? 

That choice is only an illusion is only one of many philosophical points of view (Laplace's demon, Determinism).

Even if this world is a simulation, actors like us still may develop momenta unforeseen by the programmers.

he's been hit by a bus?