Quote from: Shredder on March 12, 2012, 02:00 am@BenJesuit - Who said anything about "reality" ? : ) ... I just think that when it comes to what is possible with technology, saying something is impossible just sets up a foot-in-the-mouth situation. I wouldn't have believed SR to be possible even just a few years ago ........ C'mon, like we could ever put a man on the *moon* ? :)@Anarcho - You're still missing the point. Ignore my bad English and choose whatever word you want. Point is that if there were absolutely no oversight this would get out of hand very, very quickly. It's not a direct attack against anarcho-capitalism or anything else for that matter - I actually believe the point I am trying to make is sort of tautological. Incidentally I don't believe this site to be 100% anarcho-capitalist. There are rules. Just because it's underground doesn't mean it's anarchist. I feel like I'm probably misunderstanding you, though, because you seem like you are intelligent and "of course it's not anarcho-capitalist because there are rules" seems like way too basic a thing for you to overlook, especially continuously and with such fervor. So . . . What do you mean, exactly?It is pretty tough to explain in brief, but let's just say there is "private law" and "public law". Private law is compatible with anarcho-capitalism because it is rooted in negative rights and people have the ability to opt out or are "forced" to remain compliant through non-coercive means. (An example would be a community where all of the men were expected to take one night a month and patrol against thieves and violent criminals. If someone refused to do so, the rest of the community might ostracize them and refuse to trade with them, which would "force" that person to either comply or leave and let someone else live there who would contribute).There are tons of instances, and it gets pretty advanced. Probably the foremost scholar on private law is Hans Hermann Hoppe, and I would recommend even reading a couple of his essays to get the idea (he has some specifically comparing public to private in practical terms so the lines are pretty clear).This is private property we are on. Any decision DPR decides to make, any limitation or allowance, is all a private matter between us tenants and the ownership. If we don't like it, we can leave or suffer through it. If we break these private laws we are forced to leave (scammers have accounts banned, etc.). Over time if competing sites along these lines come into existence, it will keep a check on the property owners to not become tyrannical and to have the friendliest policy towards buyers and sellers alike, less they lose valuable community members to competing venues. These are all functions of private law and they play out every day on the internet and in many instances still exist in the brick and mortar world.