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Re:Wild Ideas by 1_player on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @05:39AM (#6165638)
That's an interesting argument there.

In my opinion, private law system is pretty much anarchism, since people tend to aggregate with similarly-minded people that share the same values and rules: rules and leadership tend to form spontaneously in human groups (since we actually are tribal animals).

I have the gut feeling that as we eliminate scarcity through technology a real anarchist system is possible. I just miss enough theory to back it up.

Does anyone know any good book/author talking about that?

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Re:Wild Ideas by icebraining on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @06:24AM (#6165744)
Not serious theory, but James P. Hogan's Voyage from Yesteryear is based on the creation of a new post-scarcity anarchist society, and the meeting between it and the "old society". Spoiler: it's not all hugs and singing Kumbaya.

It's certainly a compelling vision - at least to me - but it's not exactly a political treaty.

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