Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
Oh, I think I agree with that entirely. My point was that even in primitive societies there is not anarchy, which is what 'total freedom' means to me - there is still law and order, social norms and taboos, and 'elders' or chiefs or some other people with authority. I agree that there is a problem of scale inherent in running any social group as big as a country - humans are pack animals, not social insects.
Edit: even higher animals like apes and whales and elephants don't live in anarchy as such, they have social structures with alpha males or matriarchs and complex systems of social interaction that begin to look a lot like human social norms. Creatures like bees or ants live in the exact opposite of anarchy, of course - a sort of 'monarcho-communism'.
I started that little essay because someone said they thought I though I had total freedom, and I was just saying no, I don't think that and I wouldn't want that, because it would not be conducive to a functional society. However I am pretty sure I have complete freedom of thought, although certain people on here will no doubt just claim "Ahh, but that's exactly what a brainwashed person WOULD think!".
Edit: even higher animals like apes and whales and elephants don't live in anarchy as such, they have social structures with alpha males or matriarchs and complex systems of social interaction that begin to look a lot like human social norms. Creatures like bees or ants live in the exact opposite of anarchy, of course - a sort of 'monarcho-communism'.
I started that little essay because someone said they thought I though I had total freedom, and I was just saying no, I don't think that and I wouldn't want that, because it would not be conducive to a functional society. However I am pretty sure I have complete freedom of thought, although certain people on here will no doubt just claim "Ahh, but that's exactly what a brainwashed person WOULD think!".
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