From: alexboko@umich.edu
Date: Sat Mar 22 2003 - 11:18:42 MST
From: "Alex Future Bokov" <alexboko@umich.edu>
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One of the most common critiques of a certain ideology that I promised not to
mention by name for a month is how the 'poor and ignorant' will fare in it, as
mentioned in http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/dward/newrightanarchocap.html
This is actually a specific instance of a general case of failures in said
ideology. That is, lock-in effect. The *reason* some people are more poor and
ignorant than others is that privilege can be inherited. Can't get rid of
inheritance without statist and coercive tactics. Can't keep inheritance and
still compete on a level playing field.
I have absolutely no idea how to resolve this paradox.
Okay, well maybe one idea to tone it down a little, and even that is not
possible at the current tech level. It would be to so extend the lifespan
that inheritance becomes obsolete. Some children will still be brought up in
a worse environment than others, but they'll have a LONG time to rise above
their past.
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