Great read, however I kind of disagree with Molyneux. He raises great points, and alot of what he says is true. However, one cannot "leave the farm", as that would require living as a hermit, with no services from anyone, or anarchism. And that's just as utopian as communism; both require all people be alike, one to respect all other's property at all times, and the other to share all with each other. This is unattainable, both extremes inevitably lead to totalitarianism, as leaders naturally form. Communism devolves into the USSR, as Jordan Peterson put it, even if one who leads the revolution is as benevolent as one can be, there's Stalin right behind them to steal his spot. Anarchism devolves into feudalism, which isn't much better. Thus, as painful as it might be, the farm is needed for livestock to survive. Most domesticated animals would go extinct in the wild, which is peak anarchy, it'd be the same for humans. So, as much as I hate communism, social programs are needed. All this is a dance between reliance and freedom, and we need both to some degree. This forms a pendulum effect, free times generate wealth, which generates power to some to control others, people call for more regulation, which again grows too large to control others, people call for more freedom again. The art is finding the right balance at the right time.
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No one's talking about disengaging from society altogether and living as a hermit. But there are many steps people can take in an effort along those lines. It also sounds like you're referring to the inevitable cycle of empires and civilization (they rise and eventually fall, inevitably under the weight of their own corruption and massive public debts), which I've also addressed in other comments here.
I would also suggest you check out some of @reko's posts. There's also a great community of homesteaders on STEEMIT that share some of the ways they go about it.
Lastly, I also recommend you check out the following book when you have a chance:
Link: How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World Book Review
I know, I know. I'm mostly stating my position on the whole thing. I agree that people rely too much on big systems to run too much of their lives. What I'm saying is that is not preferable, but neither is the complete opposite. Tools exist for a reason, and government is one of those tools. And Molyneux seems to ancap for his view to be attainable.
Yes, I'm referring to system rising and falling when it oversteps it's bounds, and that is inevitable when it comes to politics. But I'm also not. And empire doesn't necessarily die off, but occasionally reform and resets to a freer state. This, once again brings dangers that need to be curbed, increasing authoritarianism, and eventually breeding other dangers. Rinse and repeat. What I'm arguing for, is that democracy, while still a farm, is the best system we have to prevent complete destruction and correct the system as it goes from stage to stage. This also means that different rules apply for different situations.
Right now, I definitely support the right overall, but that has its flaws too, and will eventually go overboard. You can already see that this recent cultural shift, did indeed embolden actual <insert leftist buzzword here>. Though this in no way means that it's Trump's fault, or the russians, like most tolerant lefties claim, eventually this shift might support them. And I'm saying I'll oppose them as well.
Basically, some regulation is preferred, creating the farm, but tyranny, which would be the slaughterhouse, should be opposed, no matter the mask it's wearing.
PS: I live in Romania, I've seen freedom in an unfree world :)