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Eric Raymond blogged about the danger of using “Software as a Service” (SAS) in light of Salesforce.com recently banning customers from selling firearms. Read more ⟶

One of the things that I’ve realized and have been thinking about often in the last few weeks is how rich and successful I am. And I don’t mean this in the way that most people understand these terms, which is usually in the financial sense, because I don’t care about being rich and successful in that way. In fact, I’ve written before about the fact that I never want to get rich in that sense. Read more ⟶

In my post ‘Governments and Basic Income: Why they don’t go together’ I discussed the dangers of relying on a basic income provided by the government. Specifically I mentioned the following: If every individual’s universal right to life isn’t respected (in the broadest sense possible) then no amount of free money will be able to save them from abuse. Read more ⟶

Larken Rose published a status update on Facebook a few days ago that I really liked. Read more ⟶

Back in October 2016 I had blogged about my experiences with censorship on Facebook, where I mentioned that the reporting functionalities provided by the social media network were “being abused […] to harass, silence and censor people, and is a serious violation of every individual’s natural right to free speech.” Interestingly a judge in the USA seems to agree in at least one specific instance: Court Rules That Politicians ... Read more ⟶

Scott Santens published another excellent article a few days ago on basic income titled “True Freedom Comes With Basic Income.” As the title already gives away, the article is about how a basic income can help to give people more freedom in their daily lives. Santens argues very convincingly, with real world examples, that having an unconditional basic income will give people more freedom to refuse to make choices that they ... Read more ⟶

This week I got temporarily banned, again, for 30 days on Facebook after someone apparently reported a comment I had published below a friend’s post. Much has been said about this ‘feature’ on Facebook, but I have more to add to the ongoing discussion on the Internet. Read more ⟶

We’re currently living at a time when there are a lot of social changes underway at relatively rapid speeds (compared to the past), due in large part to the Global Brain. Until recently, humankind made a lot of progress when it comes to our scientific and technological development, but we’ve basically remained stagnant when it comes to social developments. Read more ⟶

Je bent geboren in een systeem dat je tot slaaf maakte vanaf het moment dat je op deze wereld kwam. Al je hele leven wist je bewust of onbewust, dat er iets ernstigs mis is met de wereld waarin je leeft. Read more ⟶

In de afgelopen jaren heb ik veel geleerd over het anti-sociaal systeem waar we momenteel in leven, meer bekend als Statism. Ik heb geleerd over het werkelijk doel van dit systeem en ik ben veel details te weten gekomen over zijn ware werking. Net als vele anderen voor mij, ben ik tot de conclusie gekomen dat het een zeer slecht systeem is, speciaal ontworpen om een ieder te corrumperen en tot slaaf te maken. Read more ⟶

In the last couple of years I’ve learned a lot about the anti-social system that we currently live in, known as Statism. I’ve learned about its true purpose and I’ve learned a lot of details about its true workings as well. Like many others before me, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s an evil system, designed to enslave and corrupt everyone living in it. Read more ⟶

One often used reason that people bring up to justify their decision to vote during elections is that if they don’t vote, they give the worst candidates a better chance of winning. By voting for the candidate that’s less evil, they lessen the damage that will be done in the future — or so they think. This reason to justify voting was even mentioned in the past by libertarian Murray Rothbard. Read more ⟶

You were born into a system that enslaved you from the moment you entered this world. All your life you’ve known subconsciously, if not consciously, that there was something seriously wrong with the world you live in. Read more ⟶

There’s a lot of confusion in societies around the world when it comes to the word love and its meaning. Probably everyone has their own idea about what love is, and as I’ll show below, most people simply confuse lust with love. This makes it very difficult to have a consistent discussion when it comes to topics concerning love. Read more ⟶

Today, November 5th 2013, millions of people worldwide will march in the streets of their cities to promote ideas for a new and better world. A world where the freedom of every single individual is truly respected. A world where honesty and the truth are valued. A world where knowledge is free to flow without restrictions, empowering every single human being on this planet, and enabling them to reach their highest potentials. Read more ⟶

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica is known on the Internet as the poorest president in the world. This is because of his very simple lifestyle and the fact that he donates 90% of his salary to charity (he keeps $1250 of the $12,500). The most expensive thing he owns is his old 1987 Volkswagen Beatle. From the BBC: It’s a common grumble that politicians’ lifestyles are far removed from those of their electorate. Not so in Uruguay. Read more ⟶

Jealousy is one of the important causes of issues in our relationships, not only in romantic relationships, but also in friendly and business relationships. Read more ⟶