I've had the thought before that ever advancing technology will do two things, 1) Increase the nation's ability to control the people and 2) Increase the peoples' ability to subvert the nation's control. The internet caused an explosion in this ability. Many technological advances have been made in the last 150 years but understanding of these discoveries and inventions has not filtered down to the general public and remained for the most part in academia and industry, however the internet has changed this too. People can make some very extreme weapons/tools now and it will only get easier without state control. I believe hidden networks are a prime example of this, a tool with massive subverise power which the state cannot control without becoming fully authoritarian.
All economic science seems to disregard the concept of an ethnos, which is a blind spot that western modernity has created. Culture, territory, religion, family... all those things make up an ethnos. The aspect we like the least is the genetic component. But in the west we collectively (lol) agreed to disregard the whole thing when it comes to ourselves, a fault that is being exploited by others whose ethnos is intact. The concept of a sovereign individual is a luxury reserved for times of security, when the order of the ethnos is threatened neither by chaos from the inside nor from the outside. It is becoming increasingly clear that the west is exiting or has exited that state.
The book has some good predictions, however it falls into the "enlightenment" trap of thinking all people could be sovereign, instead of just 1-2% and what does that lead back to? Absolute Monarchy, with a new digital veneer. The only question then is which new monarchs will be gay and which proper.
Not really, the book even described the neo luddites, the wealth gap between cognitive elites and people who can't reap the benefits. Even more organized crimes will rise.... it's not an enlightenment era. It's just another page of history which will be destined by the incentives of people to utilize the discovered technology, not by any "good politics"
@@jamesbaxter5147 socialism is state control of the economy Nazism fascism are forms of this left wing agenda communism is state ownership of the economy... Australia spends 58% of gov money on welfare and subsidies a load of other industries... has 1.6 million direct gov parasites so please tell me I am wrong
There’s a simple way to gauge a country’s socialism level. The tax burden. In most of the west ‘middle-class’ tax levels are at a level that would cause civil war in earlier centuries. On a personal level there’s no point in me earning more, I’m simply feeding the beast that hates me.
Dan, topic suggestion: The idea to totally abolish all production-side taxes and to instead tax consumption, if taxes need remain. Esp. re: states in the US that have income taxes vs those that don't.
We already have consumption taxes, like VAT. Government effectively taxes at both ends, having two sources of income. Why would they deny themselves one of those sources? 😉
12:25 I think the problem isn't the nation state but the lack of it in Ultra globalization ! With the Big changes , the 2030 or 2035 could see more "isolation" , Not importing oil or Natura gas and not importing food , example No more avocado imports because "climate Action" 🤔🤔
@@Tomothy14 What ? yes English is my second language and 🤨 The point i make is that lower hyper inflation will Ban food imports , that happened before in 70's and 80's 🙄🙄
all those predictons were unimpressive, apart from maybe americans giving up their citizenship or something. i remember 1997, and people had mobile phones, the internet already existed, digital currency and unifying phones camers and computers was very obviously where things were going.
I too remember 1997. No one I knew had a mobile phone. Still had dial up internet. First person I knew that had a cell phone wasn't for 4 or more years.
8:45 Well "We" (some regime) can literally abolish 90% of welfare ! Instead of De growth many Western or Japan , etc can have Re growth , it can be done for most countries ! I mean example Only Germany , Spain , Canada and maybe France or UK too can't do it , has gone too far 🤔🤔
democracies wine and dine you first, as opposed to communism lol
I've had the thought before that ever advancing technology will do two things, 1) Increase the nation's ability to control the people and 2) Increase the peoples' ability to subvert the nation's control. The internet caused an explosion in this ability. Many technological advances have been made in the last 150 years but understanding of these discoveries and inventions has not filtered down to the general public and remained for the most part in academia and industry, however the internet has changed this too. People can make some very extreme weapons/tools now and it will only get easier without state control. I believe hidden networks are a prime example of this, a tool with massive subverise power which the state cannot control without becoming fully authoritarian.
so he's one of those who never blame politicians because it is nationalism's fault
Two people co-wrote the book
How dumb are you?
All economic science seems to disregard the concept of an ethnos, which is a blind spot that western modernity has created. Culture, territory, religion, family... all those things make up an ethnos. The aspect we like the least is the genetic component. But in the west we collectively (lol) agreed to disregard the whole thing when it comes to ourselves, a fault that is being exploited by others whose ethnos is intact.
The concept of a sovereign individual is a luxury reserved for times of security, when the order of the ethnos is threatened neither by chaos from the inside nor from the outside. It is becoming increasingly clear that the west is exiting or has exited that state.
The book has some good predictions, however it falls into the "enlightenment" trap of thinking all people could be sovereign, instead of just 1-2% and what does that lead back to? Absolute Monarchy, with a new digital veneer. The only question then is which new monarchs will be gay and which proper.
Not really, the book even described the neo luddites, the wealth gap between cognitive elites and people who can't reap the benefits. Even more organized crimes will rise.... it's not an enlightenment era. It's just another page of history which will be destined by the incentives of people to utilize the discovered technology, not by any "good politics"
You just described Australia a socialist country now
Is he wrong? You get put in gulags for wrong-think, now.
@@jamesbaxter5147 socialism is state control of the economy Nazism fascism are forms of this left wing agenda communism is state ownership of the economy... Australia spends 58% of gov money on welfare and subsidies a load of other industries... has 1.6 million direct gov parasites so please tell me I am wrong
There’s a simple way to gauge a country’s socialism level. The tax burden. In most of the west ‘middle-class’ tax levels are at a level that would cause civil war in earlier centuries. On a personal level there’s no point in me earning more, I’m simply feeding the beast that hates me.
7:58
I said a while back Klaus Schwab was giving a warning of what was already in motion.
It's just a shame the guy is such a great villain 😂
Most people understand the faults within the modern economy but everyone has different solutions. Some are tyrannical like those of klaus.
Dan, topic suggestion:
The idea to totally abolish all production-side taxes and to instead tax consumption, if taxes need remain. Esp. re: states in the US that have income taxes vs those that don't.
states in the US that have income taxes vs those that don't. THAT
We already have consumption taxes, like VAT. Government effectively taxes at both ends, having two sources of income. Why would they deny themselves one of those sources? 😉
12:25 I think the problem isn't the nation state but the lack of it in Ultra globalization !
With the Big changes , the 2030 or 2035 could see more "isolation" , Not importing oil or Natura gas and not importing food , example No more avocado imports because "climate Action" 🤔🤔
Does this guy seem like a bot to you guys?
@@Tomothy14 yeah, I do. English as a second language sock puppet
@@Tomothy14 What ? yes English is my second language and 🤨
The point i make is that lower hyper inflation will Ban food imports , that happened before in 70's and 80's 🙄🙄
AY UP LOTUS EATERS
Ah yes this is nightmare fuel, Dan is brilliant.
Nation-state is bounded to fail... it's just the matter of time
Really interesting, thank you!
""The Sovereign Individual""
found a music about it...
🔹Hulkoff---""Lone Wolf""
I read the book back in 2013 , maybe should read it again 🤔🤔
all those predictons were unimpressive, apart from maybe americans giving up their citizenship or something. i remember 1997, and people had mobile phones, the internet already existed, digital currency and unifying phones camers and computers was very obviously where things were going.
Wow
@@tracykatrinaobrien6998 nothing wow about it, my father was saying it ad nauseam and it was very boring because it was obvious
I too remember 1997. No one I knew had a mobile phone. Still had dial up internet. First person I knew that had a cell phone wasn't for 4 or more years.
@@GodwynDi people had mobile phones in the 80s, dial up internet is still internet i was using google in college at the time
Google was founded in 1998, I was there, maybe your dad was smarter than you know.
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8:45 Well "We" (some regime) can literally abolish 90% of welfare !
Instead of De growth many Western or Japan , etc can have Re growth , it can be done for most countries !
I mean example Only Germany , Spain , Canada and maybe France or UK too can't do it , has gone too far 🤔🤔
Any country can do it, just at significant cost.
Thanks for the Book recommend. Were all soverign individuals.
Libertarian BS
So boring...