So true. The libertarian form of "capitalist" societies do exist on this planet in places like Somalia, Libya, and Syria. I am sure the people who live in those places would not mind the "tyranny" of government that is now fashionable to impugn in libertarian circles. Without government to establish legal arenas to settle disputes, neighbor would be eating neighbor in some twisted version of Dante's Inferno. It is human pride that asserts himself as the owner of a world he never created, envy that drives him to war against his neighbor, and greed that exploits all available resources his mind can grasp. I am surprised that we have not yet claimed ownership of the air we breath.
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Exactly! A beautiful analogy (if terrifyingly accurate can be called beautiful...).
"I am surprised that we have not yet claimed ownership of the air we breath."
We own 'airspace'. Bottled air has been sold on line for years (at great profit). As we continue to see a decline in air quality, this trend may increase (unless we reverse our pollution).
It's interesting with a perspective on the outside (that was once on the inside). I was a die-hard capitalist many years ago with dreams of becoming a ceo of a fortune 500 to wield some of that power. Now I shudder to think how my life would be today had I followed that path. Watching our world unravel is like watching a twisted comedy. I'm almost detached from the outcome and watch it with a sort of awe...
In the meantime I'll continue building the systems that will replace it when it fails :)