Sean Lynch wrote:
On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 10:51:30 +1000 Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net> wrote:
even if those institutions are entirely voluntary. I can imagine sets of institutions that would allow corporations in a similar sense to how they exist now, i.e. limited liability and some form of "personhood."
'limited liability' means that the owners of the company cannot be personally sued.
Yes. And the idea that a libertarian society or a truly free market is going to copy mercantilistic devices from the 'ancien regime' is unwarranted.
I'm not sure it's more unwarranted than the assumption that mercantilistic devices are always the wrong ones.
Are we talking about the same thing? Mercantilism is the system in which business and government cooperate to loot consumers. From a libertarian point of view mercantilism (or corporatism if you will) is wrong, 'by definition'.
I'm not surprised that Sean said that though, since Sean has a rather 'naive' view about current fascist 'institutions' like apple, facebook, uber, the tor project and other jewels from the establishment's crown.
My view has been slowly shifting toward a more left anarchist one. But it can only go so far before I have to quit my job at Google to avoid feeling like too much of a hypocrite.
Haha - thanks for the disclaimer =P