by Scott Howard Swain | Mar 24, 2025 | All Articles, Culture, Liberty, Politics, Practical Empathy Book, Socialism, Voluntaryism, War |
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,...
by Scott Howard Swain | Mar 9, 2025 | All Articles, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written 2024-03. *”Anarchy” has many flavors. I’m talking about the flavors that respect property & body rights, such as “Voluntaryism,” “Anarcho-Capitalism,” and “Agorism.” ONE. We...
by Scott Howard Swain | Feb 6, 2025 | All Videos, V-AI, V-EQ, V-PEP, V-Voluntaryism, V-War |
Originally published September 2024. Scroll down for video 1080p on YouTube: See it on Odysee so you can “like” it: https://odysee.com/@Voluntary:4/2024-09-04-720p A Music Video Trip into the Near Future to see where AI goes and brings us A near future...
by Scott Howard Swain | Nov 10, 2024 | 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...
by Scott Howard Swain | Sep 10, 2024 | All Articles, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2015. “But… I thought we need a government to incentivize, force, and punish some behaviors so the weak and poor are not trampled under the boots of those with more power?” It is a legitimate concern to worry about...
by Scott Howard Swain | Sep 9, 2024 | AGI, AI, All Articles, ASI, Business, ChatGPT, Economics, GPT, Liberty, LLM, Machine Learning, ML, OpenAI, Politics, Voluntaryism |
Let’s talk about AI trainers “stealing” people’s data or creations. If your child sits in front of YouTube learning how to pair photons using Swain’s Wobulation Theorem, invents wormholes, and goes on to get mega rich by commercializing...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jun 9, 2024 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2020. 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...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jun 4, 2024 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2020. 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 for as...
by Scott Howard Swain | Apr 28, 2024 | All Articles, Culture, Liberty, Life, Voluntaryism |
The List of Festivals Gratitude to Kenny P for putting this list together and maintaining it! Feel free to copy and repost! I appreciate hearing of new events or...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jan 22, 2024 | AI, All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Machine Learning, Marxism, ML, Politics, Privacy, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
Congratulations, Citizen 08675309! Your life of ease and connection begins now! I’m your new humble, hyper-intelligent interpreting and filtering implant. You will expend less energy making boring, repetitive, or difficult daily decisions. You can call me your...
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