(I also just don’t think reducing incidence of disvaluable things by outlawing them is a reasonable lever)
This is a pretty strong stance to take! Most people believe that it is reasonable to ban at least some disvaluable things, like theft, murder, fraud etc., in an attempt to reduce their incidence. Even libertarians who oppose the existence of the state altogether generally think it will be replaced by some private alternative system which will effectively ban these things.
right, yeah, I think it’s a fairly common conclusion regarding a reference class like drugs and sex work, but for a reference class like murder and theft it’s a much rarer (harder to defend) stance.
I don’t know if it’s on topic for the forum to dive into all of my credences over all the claims and hypotheses involved here, I just wanted to briefly leak a personal opinion or inclination in OP.
This is a pretty strong stance to take! Most people believe that it is reasonable to ban at least some disvaluable things, like theft, murder, fraud etc., in an attempt to reduce their incidence. Even libertarians who oppose the existence of the state altogether generally think it will be replaced by some private alternative system which will effectively ban these things.
right, yeah, I think it’s a fairly common conclusion regarding a reference class like drugs and sex work, but for a reference class like murder and theft it’s a much rarer (harder to defend) stance.
I don’t know if it’s on topic for the forum to dive into all of my credences over all the claims and hypotheses involved here, I just wanted to briefly leak a personal opinion or inclination in OP.