I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It's a tricky thing to try to own something that remains in your possession even after you give it to many…

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Most libertarians are worried about government but not worried about business. I think we need...

Most libertarians are worried about government but not worried about business. I think we need...

You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide...

You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide...

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.

In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

Everyone seems to be playing well within the boundaries of his usual rule set. I...

Everyone seems to be playing well within the boundaries of his usual rule set. I...

They seem to have forgotten that, and are back saying the only purpose of P2P...

They seem to have forgotten that, and are back saying the only purpose of P2P...

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

If all ideas have to be bought, then you have an intellectually regressive system that...

If all ideas have to be bought, then you have an intellectually regressive system that...

I don't know that I believe in the supernatural, but I do believe in miracles,...

I don't know that I believe in the supernatural, but I do believe in miracles,...

The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's...

The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's...

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself...

But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself...

So I'm just waiting until one party or the other actually gets a moral compass...

So I'm just waiting until one party or the other actually gets a moral compass...

But groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having.

But groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having.

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Identity is such a crucial affair that one shouldn't rush into it.

Identity is such a crucial affair that one shouldn't rush into it.

The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose.

The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose.

Work is an essential part of being alive. Your work is your identity.

Work is an essential part of being alive. Your work is your identity.