JerameeJun 19, 2023

If Ayn Rand's own life wasn't enough to show that libertarianism is a failed idea, we now have further evidence.

https://onlysky.media/alee/why-libertarian-cities-fail/

Why libertarian cities fail

Reading Time: 5 minutes Freedom-loving libertarians who build communities under the assumption that natural resources are unlimited discover, to their dismay, that this isn't so.

OnlySky Media
Show threadPuppethead
@Jeramee This is a fantastic article, but I can't help but wonder if what happens to all these communities was foreshadowed by Lord of the Flies.🤔
Jun 20, 2023 at 1:53amWeb
Show threadJerameeJun 20, 2023

@puppethead

That's an interesting question. It turns out that, like the Tragedy of the Commons, the Lord of the Flies is also a dystopian fantasy disproved by reality.

I think the story of what really happened when boys were trapped on an island is much more interesting, and also more heart-warming.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-what-happened-when-six-boys-were-shipwrecked-for-15-months

The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months

When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently to William Golding’s bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman

The Guardian