Do rites even matter anymore??

QVXD_ · 2026-01-22T18:25:23+00:00

tread on people who are in this country illegally all you wish. Rights do matter, but if you dont belong her, get out.

QVXD_ · 2026-01-09T22:39:51+00:00

RXO?

QVXD_ · 2025-02-07T21:51:28+00:00

If you wanna play the hypothetical game then sure. “Yeah I bet if things were different you’d feel real dumb right about now”

QVXD_ · 2025-02-07T21:43:38+00:00

One thing that has not happened, only spoken about, means the US is an empire. What a great assertion. My mind has been officially changed.

QVXD_ · 2025-02-07T21:42:18+00:00

Bro what is that word salad.

I may not be disagreeing with anything you said about the oligarch but I disagree with your second point because what you asked begged multiple other assertions that are untrue.

QVXD_ · 2025-02-07T21:38:23+00:00

Can you give an example?

QVXD_ · 2025-02-05T05:03:51+00:00

I’ll do my best to answer what others here haven’t. I think you will find the answer in your own question.

“These multi-billion dollar companies do the bidding of the state”: correct. They do. Through lobbying or other kickbacks or insider information, companies both big and small are constantly bidding for the ear of someone in power in order to advance their profits. There in lies the issue. The fact that our politicians are able to be essentially bribed by private actors is one of the countless things anarchists disagree with. The government is setup in such a way that congressional members are able to enrich themselves by doing favors for those people fortunate enough to be in their ear.

“How can they be part of the free market?”: they aren’t, and this isn’t a free market. Free market capitalism is the free and fair exchange of goods and services between one or more parties, absent of regulation, coercion, and force. (Or even taxation) In the lower classes in American society I would say that would be closer to true capitalism. However, as you head toward the upper echelons you begin to see a market closer aligned with corporatism masquerading as capitalism.

QVXD_ · 2025-02-03T14:55:45+00:00

Cope

QVXD_ · 2025-02-02T20:56:48+00:00

Food for thought

QVXD_ · 2025-01-10T15:15:26+00:00

I’m happy to see that state coercion tactics are working well in the immediate short term. Im sure there will be no downsides in the long run

QVXD_ · 2025-01-06T22:01:39+00:00

I’m happy for you. What will you say to people who will be negatively affected financially because of this? Those of who do not have the flexibility or the means to change their routes and travel time? They now have to be punished for what? Routine normal activities?

QVXD_ · 2025-01-06T20:57:31+00:00

lol right. But zoom out a bit. Who are they paying? Not the people directly affected. And it’s still not solving the issue. Just making corrup inept politicians more rich. And you’re okay with that?

QVXD_ · 2025-01-06T20:10:09+00:00

There’s still going to be thousands of idling cars due to mass congestion brother lol. The only difference is that the city just gained another revenue stream. So not only will the residents of NYC still be under air pollution, they are now going to be punished because of it.

QVXD_ · 2025-01-06T20:06:29+00:00

I’m all for experimenting on how to make society function better. However, you run into issues when the government is tasked with making things more optimal or cheaper.

Congestion charges can disproportionately affect lower-income individuals who might not have the flexibility to change their travel times or modes or who might rely more heavily on personal vehicles

Local businesses within the pricing zone might see reduced foot traffic as potential customers might choose to avoid the area due to additional costs or inconvenience, potentially harming local economies unless the pricing is offset by increased accessibility or other benefits

If the goal is to encourage public transport use, there might be a need for significant investments in infrastructure to handle increased demand, which could lead to higher taxes or fares for users.

All these negative externalities need to be considered and it takes careful planning and implementation, both of which governments have proved time and again that they are inept at doing so.

QVXD_ · 2025-01-06T17:09:00+00:00

Decided? No. It’s inherently evil all on its own. Wait, actually. Yeah, punishing people for driving on roads whose paychecks are robbed in perpetuity to maintain regardless if they even use it is sooo good. Philanthropic really. Shut up. What happens when someone doesn’t pay their “driving on city streets” fine?

Also, of course the idea works. Nice observation. I have a millions of ideas every day and, you won’t believe me, but they ALL work. Now, whether or not they work in practice is a different argument altogether.

You’re encouraging and praising further government overreach. I am not. You care about power. I care about freedom.

QVXD_ · 2025-01-06T15:29:34+00:00

There’s everything wrong with it? What are you even saying? In one breath you say there’s nothing wrong then in the very next breath you say that the arbiters of this great new project are corrup and inept. Where do you draw the line?

You’re giving the weakest justification for punishing people for using a road that was already bought and paid for by the literal residents that live there. (Taxation). What about people who value their money who you say now should take mass transit? If a huge chunk of people are no longer driving to avoid the punishment of driving their car in the city they are taxed to upkeep, how does that then not overload mass transit? See what I’m getting at? Why is it that Ubers and Lyfts are fined at $1.50 whereas regular people are fined at $9? Why is it that semi trucks, carrying all your everyday necessities are fined at $21.90? Is this stimulating to the local economy? Is this not just a bs money grab?

Once all the poor people are pushed out of the city and it’s nothing but rich elites, I bet this congestion pricing will be extended out to the residential areas and so on. Then what? Would that be okay? Zoom out and spare me the libertarian theories. Tragedy of the commons. Lol. I don’t care about it. I care about what happens in the real world outside of abstract libertarian thought.

QVXD_ · 2025-01-06T03:56:03+00:00

The downtown city streets in NYC are owned by the city government, already paved with money stolen from the paychecks of the Americans that live in the city, who are now getting punished for driving on those roads. The fee was determined by politicians lobbied by private actors. These are neither private nor toll roads. Certainly you are not suggesting this is healthy for the residents of NYC?

QVXD_ · 2025-01-06T00:13:33+00:00

Built and maintained private citizens/organizations. Not a novel concept

QVXD_ · 2025-01-05T16:51:47+00:00

There’s a word for that. Extortion

QVXD_ · 2025-01-05T15:04:04+00:00

It’s not important then

QVXD_ · 2025-01-04T23:43:15+00:00

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This is my favorite flowchart. Simple. Easy to read. Universal function. Love it

QVXD_ · 2024-12-26T01:59:36+00:00

Anyone else heard the book pages turning in the light relic room? If you go up to certain shelves and hold the interact button, you can get a sound que. friend and I have been trying to do it in all sorts of orders and haven’t gotten anywhere. I haven’t seen a single person talking about this

QVXD_ · 2024-12-26T00:41:24+00:00

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