The Machinery Of Freedom: Illustrated summary

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters use it as a short introduction to anarcho-capitalist ideas about private law and how disputes could be resolved without a state.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

bitbutter

Topic

private law and market anarchism

Format

explainer

Level

intro

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

15

Recommendation years in dataset

2012–2020

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• > There would be no courts for those who cannot afford to pay for them. That's one major difference. There would be no police, fire agencies, etc etc, I highy recommend you watch this video, it's an illustrated talk by David D. Friedman, explaining how …

• > Okay, let's say there's no governing body. Now, there's a dispute. How is it resolved? Fight to death? You've got an excellent question and I've got an excellent answer for you: [VIDEO] It's a short video, but I highly recommend it to you (skip …

• No, we don't. A great talk and an illustration about how law and protection could work in a stateless society: [VIDEO] by David D. Friedman (an economist AND a lawyer).