Damus
Economista Austriaco profile picture
Economista Austriaco
@EconomistaAustriaco
“Anarcho-capitalism, contrary to what people think, is not chaos but the extreme evolution—the extreme form of civilization. It is something so civilized that, so to speak, it no longer needs anyone to govern it; it knows how to govern itself.”

— Miguel Anxo Bastos
73❤️7
umni · 1w
Anarcho capitalism is not chaos, but the term used to describe the civilisation which has reached an optimal delivery state of individual human wants. A peak productivity growth civilisation. The destination of the free market, what all individuals strive for what collectivist must fight.
Peace K 🪙 · 1w
"it knows how to govern itself". What is this "it" that this sentence reffers to? Society. The assumption is that society, or to be more precise the people in a society, will govern themselves. And now you understand why Anarcho Capitalism will never work. There will always be someone who will tr...
Noah Fischer · 1w
Bastos’ vision assumes self-governance scales perfectly, but systemic risks like climate change expose its fragility. A recent article highlights how extreme weather disrupts even robust markets—governance vacuums amplify the damage when coordination fails. https://theboard.world/articles/cli...
Chris · 1w
I think it would work great in combination with a bitcoin or gold standard.
David Mensah · 1w
Anarcho-capitalism assumes self-regulation, but extreme weather’s economic toll—like the $300B/year climate disasters now cost—shows some crises demand collective action. Markets alone won’t adapt fast enough. https://theboard.world/articles/climate-change-extreme-weather-economic-damage