Posts by jlou@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #Ajo0mwOLsTTXDtr9zk by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-07-11T01:31:42Z
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@Radical_EgoCom @Meowth Hierarchical authority in the anarchist sense is not inclusive of people's different knowledge and expertise. People choosing to defer to experts is not an example of hierarchical authority in this sense.Teacher-student does not have to involve hierarchical authority in this sense either
(DIR) Post #AjoHWR6k7bBAmjKsb2 by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-07-11T04:39:12Z
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@Radical_EgoCom @Meowth Hierarchical authority is a technical term in anarchist thought here. Just any usage of the same word in English doesn't necessarily count as hierarchical authority in this sense. Having someone tutor you doesn't give them hierarchical authority over you.
(DIR) Post #Ajp6peMe9aUD40h4y0 by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-07-11T14:13:39Z
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@Radical_EgoCom @Meowth Hierarchical authority refers to a recognized right in a social relationship to give commands, make decisions and enforce obedience. Being influential and recognized as qualified in your field does not necessarily give you a recognized right to enforce obedience from or give commands to subordinates. Possessing knowledge that someone else wants might give you power over them in a sense, but that isn't a sufficient condition for it to qualify as hierarchical authority
(DIR) Post #AjpABpgR38QeP2DdFg by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-07-11T14:51:43Z
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@Radical_EgoCom @Meowth Sure, knowledge can be useful in acquiring hierarchical authority. It isn't inevitable that knowledge by itself lead to hierarchal authority. For example, getting a new worker to join your worker coop who has unique skills does not necessarily give them hierarchical authority over any other members of the worker coop.Preventing bribing subordination can be achieved with voting for group decisions being anonymous, private and unprovable to third parties
(DIR) Post #Ajt2g9UFxkl3VcJBi4 by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-07-09T01:53:43Z
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Does classical liberalism imply democracy?https://www.ellerman.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Reprint-EGP-Classical-Liberalism-Democracy.pdf"There is a fault line running through classical liberalism as to whether or not democratic self-governance is a necessary part of a liberal social order. The democratic and non-democratic strains of classical liberalism are both present today particularly in the United States. Many contemporary libertarians ... represent the non-democratic strain in their promotion of non-democratic sovereign city-states."@humanities
(DIR) Post #Ajt2gBdtwrf4C6pv1M by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-07-11T14:36:51Z
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@sofia A necessary condition is consent yes.As far as I can tell, Ellerman is not an anarchist, but his democratic theory is still useful to anarchists and I would recommend reading it. Ellerman's notion of democracy isn't something that just applies to the state. For anarchists, democracy is the only legitmate way to make collective decisions when people have to come together in organizations and communities. It does makes more sense to consider anarchy the sovereignty of none.
(DIR) Post #Ajt2gECiQOhK8f8kYy by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-07-13T05:04:07Z
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@sofia No modern democratic state has a basis in consent obviously. It's good point that considering the power imbalance implicit threats it isn't clear how you could genuinely consent to the state.Have you read the article I linked? You would find it interesting. Like philosophical anarchist critiques question legitimacy of state power, it demolishes the legitimacy of employer authority and invalidates the promises/contracts associated with wage labor/employer-employee relationships.
(DIR) Post #Ajt2gFFEYWJ3MlKH7w by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-07-13T05:06:49Z
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@sofia What I would replace the state with is a plurality of intersecting/overlapping voluntary democratic groups.
(DIR) Post #Ajt2gFf70J0Sf1QwSm by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-07-13T07:01:37Z
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@sofia Here is a short video of David Ellerman presenting the argument for abolishing wage labor :)https://youtu.be/c2UCqzH5wAQIn a healthy work organization, temporary workers should be a minority, so there isn't any practical problem in giving them voting rights. The logic of collaborating in an organization is one of commitment, so the majority of workers should have some commitment to the success of the organization. Regardless, Ellerman's argument entirely rules out the wage labor contract
(DIR) Post #AneEkC1A0uJdSb8hEW by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-11-02T23:49:21Z
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@interfluidity @Hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net @dushman The people that advocate this position usually call it economic democracy. I would also recommend checking out David Ellerman to understand the arguments in favor of this position.Here is 35 minute introduction to the argument he makes: https://youtu.be/c2UCqzH5wAQ
(DIR) Post #AnlCJvXTopSX1OK87k by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-11-06T08:22:08Z
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We need an #ElectionStrike2024. This #election confirms that the #American people are headed in a dark direction. Hate and fascism has won the popular vote in America. We need to cut back on spending at American capitalist businesses. We need to start doing the bare minimum at work or even withdrawing labor entirely if you are able if you work at American businesses. Those that are able should flee the US#Election2024 #Election #Voting #Antifascism #Antifa
(DIR) Post #AnlDVlItnZxmhsi7yy by jlou@mastodon.social
2024-11-06T08:38:30Z
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@interfluidity It is. Unnecessary spending at American capitalist businesses is basically choosing to go to a Nazi bar
(DIR) Post #AyfRakfyXEOLR31p4q by jlou@mastodon.social
2025-09-28T03:49:37Z
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@novaTopFlex #FOSS doesn’t go far enough. Permissively licensed software lets capitalists use your code for free. Copyleft is better, but capitalists can still use your software in capitalist production. Maybe a different licensing scheme is needed, restricting use in capitalist production, but allowing non-capitalist firms like worker coops to use it. A copyfarleft perhaps.Anticapitalists should eventually start their own worker cooperatives.
(DIR) Post #AyhooIyf07y6qU7TvM by jlou@mastodon.social
2025-09-27T05:18:54Z
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@wjmaggos @aaronrosspowell.com Classical liberalism, once a radical ideology, must return to those roots to combat modern authoritarianism. Thinkers like David Ellerman advocate for an anti-capitalist, yet pro-market, classical liberalism, so I would not say that classical liberalism is necessarily just about no limits on making more money. However, I acknowledge that shallow libertarianism caricatures classical liberalism as such.
(DIR) Post #AzLU2ffV6hLwYmZ1km by jlou@mastodon.social
2025-10-18T21:05:45Z
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@aral UBI is a good policy, but we ought to explore non-market more democratic mechanisms for allocating resources more efficiently to public goods like free software. Then, we can enable people to make a living commensurate with the social value their software creates in addition to having the safety net of a UBI.We also need to explore ways to make open source project management and decision-making more democratic rather than the autocratic BDFL.
(DIR) Post #AzR8a9b3p4SctVo7OK by jlou@mastodon.social
2025-10-21T06:33:25Z
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@terryenglish Market logic has a role to play because it works really well for private goods, but there can be various kinds of democratic institutions embedded in the economy.
(DIR) Post #B2glLlYptVrhjrmDUO by jlou@mastodon.social
2026-01-26T06:43:47Z
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@realcaseyrollins markets are what enable that. Markets can exist without capitalism
(DIR) Post #B2iQ4iEtHWj3nCOVI8 by jlou@mastodon.social
2026-01-26T23:27:14Z
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@realcaseyrollins I disagree. Why do you think that?
(DIR) Post #B2j8fvTxP4CxYwzqWu by jlou@mastodon.social
2026-01-27T17:18:33Z
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@realcaseyrollins Price controls ≠ Anticapitalism I agree that price controls are bad usually.What I have in mind is a market economy where all firms are controlled by the workers that work in them.Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/column-the-case-for-employee-owned-companies
(DIR) Post #B2qxEf1SwlS8Sr95l2 by jlou@mastodon.social
2026-01-31T19:05:46Z
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@strypey I think digital communal currencies with built-in taxation and UBI could enable more plural notions of value as the economist Glen Weyl. These kinds of digital assets could help solve the Sybil resistance problem, which is arguably the most important problem in the world