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Private Messaging: Signal vs Telegram

Private Messaging: Signal vs Telegram

by Scott Swain | Jan 17, 2021 | All Articles, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism

“I want to have snoop-free online communication. Should I go with Telegram or Signal?” Most mainstream sources right now are pushing Signal, claiming it has better encryption. Let’s look at this claim, along with some other facts that have been...
The Left vs Right Illusion

The Left vs Right Illusion

by Scott Swain | Dec 19, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism

Originally written 2016. Updated. We have all heard American Republicans and Democrats speak of each other with rancor. It is especially tragic when we realize both “sides” want the same things; fairness, peace, health, prosperity, a strong WiFi signal,...
Libertarians: Are you more Absolutest or Contextualist?

Libertarians: Are you more Absolutest or Contextualist?

by Scott Swain | Dec 17, 2020 | All Articles, Liberty, Voluntaryism

Originally written 2016. Updated. If a pillar of Libertarianism is tolerance and acceptance of different ways, let’s recognize some ways the “Brutalist” Libertarian merely has a preference for different values than the...
Woke Hollywood?

Woke Hollywood?

by Scott Swain | Dec 2, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism

Over the past few years there has been an acceleration in what some may call “cultural Marxism”, “identity politics”, tokenism, or “wokeness”. One form this has taken has been in films, specifically from the most powerful franchises...
Digital Covid Coming Next

Digital Covid Coming Next

by Scott Swain | Nov 22, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism

Original publication: November 2020. Step 1 – in progress: Create fear; physical, psychological, and emotional separation; and economic ruin with a plandemic. Step 2 – preparation and propaganda stage: Remove remaining connection and stability with...
Covid-19 and what is coming next

Covid-19 and what is coming next

by Scott Swain | Nov 5, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism

Original publication: January 2020. My greatest worry since the beginning of the Covid-19 situation has been that the government response – “encouraging” us to stay inside and/or apart, as well as force businesses to close – would initially...
Prepping List

Prepping List

by Scott Swain | Nov 4, 2020 | All Articles, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism

My greatest worry since the beginning of the Covid-19 situation has been that the government response – “encouraging” us to stay inside and/or apart, as well as force businesses to close – would cause supply chain issues, followed by businesses...
Preparing for anything and reducing expenses

Preparing for anything and reducing expenses

by Scott Swain | Nov 3, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Life, Voluntaryism

Original publication: January 2020. Any one of the ideas below, alone, may have little affect on your expenses. It’s the cumulative effect that matters. They add up. Here’s my list. I’d love to hear yours. Please share your ideas in the comments....
Free Covid Truth T-shirt designs

Free Covid Truth T-shirt designs

by Scott Swain | Oct 30, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Health, Humor, Liberty, Politics, Voluntaryism

Spread truth with a t-shirt! Wanting to culture-jam via an easy and relatively safe method? Pick one of these designs. Free: I will send you layered 300dpi Photoshop file you can modify and upload to a t-shirt printer like VistaPrint. If you don’t have Photoshop...
Can you own an idea?

Can you own an idea?

by Scott Swain | Oct 21, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Voluntaryism

On the surface a person might believe, “If we didn’t have intellectual property laws, it would open the floodgates for copycats everywhere, reducing incentive for people to create. We would have Chinese phones that look like iPhones and poor Apple!...
How Selfishness are Libertarians?

How Selfishness are Libertarians?

by Scott Swain | Sep 4, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Life, Politics, Voluntaryism

What if being “highly independent” can make it difficult for us to see the value of strong relationships and our “me-first” attitude, completely logical, in reality, can be supplemented with even just a bit of compromise at times in order to...
Communication Efficiency through Grammar

Communication Efficiency through Grammar

by Scott Swain | Aug 28, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Liberty, Life, Socialism, Voluntaryism

A zoom-able version of the above image is near the bottom of this article. How much time do we actually save by taking short cuts with our communication? I’m a fan of efficiency. This is why I simultaneously sympathize with and get frustrated by people using...
How Far Do You Extend the Definition of Force?

How Far Do You Extend the Definition of Force?

by Scott Swain | Aug 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism

I bet most of us agree that there is usually a net overall loss when one person forces another person to do a thing. Sometimes, though, people “expand” the definition of force to include not doing a thing. What?! Example A person in need came to you asking...
Values Needs Wants Motives

Values Needs Wants Motives

by Scott Swain | Jul 22, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Voluntaryism

Official “needs inventory” as originally created by Marshall...
Why is Regulatory Capture Important to Understand?

Why is Regulatory Capture Important to Understand?

by Scott Swain | Jul 2, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Voluntaryism

Most people agree it’s imperative for any entity initiating harm to face consequences. The disagreements tend to be about how. Government regulation is currently the most used and acceptable method for attempting to hold businesses accountable. Unfortunately,...
What is virtue and how do we encourage it?

What is virtue and how do we encourage it?

by Scott Swain | Jun 11, 2020 | All Articles, EQ, Liberty, Parenting, Voluntaryism

vir-tue [ vurchoo ] 1. goodness: the quality of being morally good or righteous 2. good quality: a quality that is morally good 3. admirable quality: a quality that is good or admirable, but not necessarily in terms of morality. “If you make a choice under...
How Do We Create a Better World?

How Do We Create a Better World?

by Scott Swain | Jun 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, EQ, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, Unschooling, Voluntaryism

You probably see the inequities and corruption in our system. Do you also see the growing distance between you and other humans, in your beliefs, amount of time spent with others, and level of compassion you feel? Maybe you even see the many ways it is possible that...
7 Ways Practicing Empathy with an “Enemy” Benefits You

7 Ways Practicing Empathy with an “Enemy” Benefits You

by Scott Swain | Jun 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Life, Voluntaryism

Following is an argument for using a form of empathy I’ve developed called Practical Empathy (PEQ), based on and similar to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. Empathy is not agreement, so you risk no loss of integrity by practicing...
Why is socialism now hip?

Why is socialism now hip?

by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, EQ, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism

It seems that Socialism is on the rise right now; at least amongst those who have not come to the USA looking for the opposite of what socialism did to their Country. Why? Let’s speculate. I see it as a combination of factors: – Wealth largess from the...
Is Destruction Actually Good for the Economy?

Is Destruction Actually Good for the Economy?

by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism

or “Broken Window Fallacy” simplified by Scotter A window is broken. Is this a net negative or positive for the economy? Look to your intuition. Does this sound to you like a net negative or positive? Some such as Keynes and Krugman say: The net effect on...
The seductive goals of socialism

The seductive goals of socialism

by Scott Swain | Jun 4, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism

Voluntaryist Empathizing with and Addressing the American Democratic Socialist Perspective No matter what your philosophical / political beliefs, odds are: you have a desire to increase joy, prosperity, health, and security. Also, I propose that many have in common is...
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