There's a pretty broad spectrum of possibility between pure capitalism and pure socialism.

Let's keep that in mind as this conversation progresses. I'm happy to let this debate continue so long as people remain respectful.

You could blame horses for that if you really wanted, Alex

@Asatru Artist - MD i was too... until i joined IE

Im still an only child wtf

true, I've bought gifts for every expecting family so far.

@Alexander Pechorin Well, that's logical consistency. I admire that. I personally wouldn't want a system where a private company controls access to my house and we have private courts and stuff, but, who knows, maybe there's a way to make it work that I'm unaware of.

"play nice or leave" -@Papa Pizzagate

@Kingfish same

There’s a lot of interesting material on private courts from medieval Ireland and Iceland. Also renaissance Italian city states.

I wonder what the only child ratio is here

ty Matt!

@Alexander Pechorin I'll look into it

very cool!

@Jacob high, would be my wager

2 brothers here

I have a younger sister

@Alexander Pechorin speaking of courts... who wants to bring back *trial by combat*?

dueling is an American pasttime

Can we stop pretending everything in the past was good

no

everything past good everything now bad, grug knows this

Childbirth in the past wasn't so good

You know what was really based and redpilled, dying of rotten teeth at 30

@Jacob IdBol hours whos up?

"sir, you owe $500 in unpaid parking tickets" -court clerk
"COME AT ME WENCH!" -me

There is no ethical consumption under late serfdom

Romantacising the past is an American pastime.

People romanticize the aesthetics of the past, not its actual actualization

“I love the Victorian era!!” No, you like needlepoint.

Exactly, every great period in western history starts with people taking rome and adding a modern spin on it change my view

I like a lot of the social formalities and hierarchy of the Victorian era

Also you're welcome barbarians

There’s plenty wrong with the modern era, but there are things I’m glad we have now.

porbably an unpopular opinion, but i'm in that camp that political and economic structures will always evolve to meet the requirement at the time.
unfortunately i don't see a perfect and ever-lasting solution

@Sam Anderson GANG GANG

I believe in a gamer based economy. Where gamers produce currency by gaming.

^

All purchases are micro transactions

@Goosethe fight never ends

@missliterallywho so do I, that and the aesthetics really. I don’t miss the 16 hour child labor shifts in the coal mines of Glamorganshire though.

@MrDefault thank you for your service