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I've always had a lot of respect for Penn's sincere "individual freedoms as long as they don't infringe on the individual freedoms of others" brand of libertarinism that advocated still caring about other people, and isn't about just deferring to corporations
I'm not surprised he no longer identifies with libertarianism, given what it's increasingly come to mean. I may not look at the world exactly the same as him or always agree with him but people with sincere principles always have my respect.
The way he and Teller made a show to basically showcase other magicians is super cool. If you look up Penn & Teller: Fool Us on YouTube you'll see tons of magicians publishing their segments on the show on their personal channels, which must mean Penn and Teller negotiated that performers would have rights to their own performances and can publish them themselves.
Thats fucking cool. (Also a great show, it makes a great YouTube binge!)
That's what I thought libertarianism was until my mid 20s. That's seriously what I was taught that it was to be a Texan. If you don't like what your neighbor is up to, don't fucking look. The issue is that dumb motherfuckers keep expanding on what they think "infringing on the individual freedoms of others" means. Now it just means "anything I don't like".
Hell, I'm still anti-authoritarian for individuals (companies should be heavily regulated). If you're not hurting someone else I don't really care what you're doing. Anyone that does has too much time on their hands.
I think you (past you at least) would have identified as a libertarian socialist and those other idiots are libertarian anarchists.
Hey, happy lemmy anniversary, I'm glad you're here! ❤️