No, I understand the necessity of publicly funded institutions that markets can't improve or support

I personally like new technologies and not consumer goods that make things slightly easier

New tech doesn't always have a market

Right and innovation is driven best by competition

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Especially in tech

I see it as reasonable to think markets don't always guide you one the right path

No it's not always

The problem is that tech doesnt have enough competition, huge companies have huge oligopolies on tech systems

How do you dismantle a monopoly as a libertarian then

but with cases like valeant/philidor government intervention is definitely necessary

Which is why you need a central government to come in with a hammer and break these cooperative systems up

yes

Its a unification of ideas

limited but necessary

I'm not an absolutist

Ok you're not the libertarian I'd thought of

I chose libertarian as a tag because it best represents my social viewpoints

same lol

But because labels are bad, I always have to clarify that I'm not a total economic libertarian

Ok that's cool

Idk what I am

Do you have something you're closest to?

What would you call yourself if you had to

I honestly don't know, the ideal economic system for me is one that exploits competition and markets while protecting workers rights and the individual consumer

So basically the Scandinavian countries economically

NOT SOCIALLY

Haha

just economically

I know what you are bro dw

We can keep it zip zipped 👍 👍

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It's actually the most pragmatic way to think

Because you always have a fundemental foundation that everything is consequencial toward

But if you solely value markets because of freedom or any value you may have it's somewhat wishy washy and easier to dismantle

Like this

Why do you like free markets? Because I like freedom. Why do you like freedom? Because I want to be free.

Versus

Why do you like this economic policy? Because it helps people. Why do you want to help people? ....

The person deconstructing that just seems silly