mf - story #5534 - Can Anarchists be productive?

Can Anarchists be productive?
posted by dsk on August 31st, 2010 at 2:31PM

Anecdotal evidence says 'no'.

Poll: Can Anarchists be productive?

No (1/2) 50%

Yes (1/2) 50%

(The title of your last reply gets polled.)

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posted by Nylorac on December 16th, 2010 at 8:39PM

Consider: yourself.

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posted by dennisn on December 16th, 2010 at 8:44PM

As I mentioned before, in http://dennisn.mooo.com/m...ory.php?sid=5572 ... if one does actually consider my anecdotal evidence (which still means nothing for the general question of the survey), I am indeed far more productive. I have contributed a bit to various open source projects, which benefit at least a few dozens of people. Statist-DSK, on the other hand, not only steals from others (net loss of productivity), but only contributes to a tiny number of ignorant practitioners, and only in the immediate present, given the nature of his work. Et cetera, et cetera.

Also, perhaps my impression is wrong, but it seems like the implication is that productivity trumps ethics. Would you rather have a productive Hitler, or a non-productive Joe Blow?

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posted by Nylorac on December 16th, 2010 at 8:48PM

There is no user on your blog named "Statist-DSK", or named anything similar to that.

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posted by Nylorac on December 16th, 2010 at 8:46PM

I just Googled your name - I stand corrected!

You have been rather productive.

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posted by unavailable on August 31st, 2010 at 4:26PM

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posted by dsk on September 9th, 2010 at 10:34PM

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posted by dennisn on August 31st, 2010 at 2:35PM

(Anecdotal evidence is extremely tenuous at best.)

The implications of the question seem odd though: who ever said productivity was a laudable goal? (I didn't.)

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posted by unavailable on August 31st, 2010 at 4:29PM

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posted by dsk on September 9th, 2010 at 10:43PM

Productivity is the right word.

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posted by dennisn on September 9th, 2010 at 10:51PM

Well, if you define productivity like that, then I am very productive indeed. Moreover, if one considers the situation more closely, one discovers that you are violently stealing money from others to merely /appear/ more productive -- so -- if anecdotal evidence is at all legitimate, looks like Statists are not only less productive, but also directly hurt the productivity of others.

(Should I stop whining about being victimized by YOU, and people like you, who steal my money to support their retarded and useless Macromedia-Flash projects?)

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Oh yeah, I like the Anarchy sy by dsk on September 10th, 2010 at 5:01PM.

> Socialism decreases producti by dennisn on September 10th, 2010 at 8:22PM.

I am indeed responsible for wh by dennisn on September 10th, 2010 at 7:34PM.

Actually, no, STOP violently s by dennisn on September 10th, 2010 at 7:48PM.