Tonight on Substack Live, I dove deep into how reason—when stripped of empathy, humility, and moral seriousness—can become a weapon, turning logic itself into cruelty.
I unpacked the seductive yet dangerous logic underlying libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism, ideologies that promise elegant simplicity but, when taken seriously, produce morally grotesque outcomes. Drawing on personal experience, philosophical insight (including Hume's crucial distinction between "is" and "ought"), and contemporary political realities, I highlighted how these ideologies can rationalize suffering and societal collapse as necessary corrections rather than tragedies.
We also discussed how powerful accelerationist figures in technology and politics are exploiting these ideas, pushing us toward economic instability and a new techno-feudalism.
Ultimately, tonight's discussion was a call to reclaim reason: not as a dogmatic weapon but as a tool informed by empathy, solidarity, and moral clarity. True reason acknowledges human complexity and responsibility, providing a path toward genuine human flourishing.
The wire still holds—but only if we remember reason's true purpose.
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