True, it’s in bits and pieces; but see e.g. the Patchwork series and try some other posts at random. Basically, a good example of his preferences is the “total power, no influence or propaganda” model of Patchwork; in his own words, the Sovereign’s government wouldn’t censor dissenters because it has nothing to fear from them. Sure, I strongly doubt it would work that way, even with a perfectly rational sovereign (the blog post linked to above provides some decent criticism of that from an anarchist POV). But we nonetheless can conclude that MM would like a comfortable, rich society with liberal mores (although he does all the conservative elderly grumbling about the supposed irresponsibility and flighty behavior of Westerners today [1]) where he wouldn’t ever have to worry about tribal power games or such—enforced with an iron fist, for selfish reasons of productivity and public image, and totally un-hypocritical about that. He’s okay with some redistribution of wealth (the sovereign giving money to private charities it finds worthy, which, being driven mainly by altruism, automatically care for everyone better than a disinterested bureaucracy—again, I’m a little skeptical). Another thing he likes to say is that the capacity for violence within society should be supremely concentrated and overwhelming, and then the rational government supposedly wouldn’t have to actually use it. And then there are the totally contrarian things like his tolerance for indentured servitude on ideological grounds (look up his posts on “pronomianism”), which, along with his less disagreeable opinions, could well stem from his non-neurotypical (I take Konkvistador’s word, and my impressions) wiring.
[1] When he repeats some trite age-old bullshit about “declining personal morality”—while cheering for no-holds-barred ruthless utilitarianism—that’s when I tolerate him least.
True, it’s in bits and pieces; but see e.g. the Patchwork series and try some other posts at random.
Basically, a good example of his preferences is the “total power, no influence or propaganda” model of Patchwork; in his own words, the Sovereign’s government wouldn’t censor dissenters because it has nothing to fear from them. Sure, I strongly doubt it would work that way, even with a perfectly rational sovereign (the blog post linked to above provides some decent criticism of that from an anarchist POV). But we nonetheless can conclude that MM would like a comfortable, rich society with liberal mores (although he does all the conservative elderly grumbling about the supposed irresponsibility and flighty behavior of Westerners today [1]) where he wouldn’t ever have to worry about tribal power games or such—enforced with an iron fist, for selfish reasons of productivity and public image, and totally un-hypocritical about that.
He’s okay with some redistribution of wealth (the sovereign giving money to private charities it finds worthy, which, being driven mainly by altruism, automatically care for everyone better than a disinterested bureaucracy—again, I’m a little skeptical).
Another thing he likes to say is that the capacity for violence within society should be supremely concentrated and overwhelming, and then the rational government supposedly wouldn’t have to actually use it.
And then there are the totally contrarian things like his tolerance for indentured servitude on ideological grounds (look up his posts on “pronomianism”), which, along with his less disagreeable opinions, could well stem from his non-neurotypical (I take Konkvistador’s word, and my impressions) wiring.
[1] When he repeats some trite age-old bullshit about “declining personal morality”—while cheering for no-holds-barred ruthless utilitarianism—that’s when I tolerate him least.