tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post8637713772015222931..comments2022-10-28T00:55:23.215-07:00Comments on Prax Americana: Egalitarian AngstC.J. Caswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105689230744789436noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-36044308353185745962014-01-19T20:23:14.156-08:002014-01-19T20:23:14.156-08:00I agree, although I will say that I wouldn't c...I agree, although I will say that I wouldn't call it the harnessing of the sex drive so much as creating a genuine opportunity for the power to pass along a legacy and gain real respect. It's more about children than chicks, IMO. Economists want to call every powerful incentive a form of utility, but that's beyond utility.<br /><br />Not that it matters: for something like that to be brought back, this culture might have to accept something illiberal, like expecting women to join with a man who is a protector instead of calling every form of human welfare a "right." Legitimizing something like that is impossible now.C.J. Caswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105689230744789436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-76444288965351626472014-01-19T12:35:50.758-08:002014-01-19T12:35:50.758-08:00With regards to incentives, the only real incentiv...With regards to incentives, the only real incentive is monogamy. A man will undoubtedly work, but he will only work just enough to support himself (if all he needs is 30kdollars/per annum, he will stop there).<br /><br />What economists fail to grasp is that the man's sex drive, harnessed constructively, creates and maintains civilization. If a young man is told by the elders of his clan/nation that if he works diligently, follows the just laws and defends his people from attack, then he will be allowed to take a girl as his wife, the man WILL do this. <br /><br />However, if morality goes by the wayside and girls are permitted to become feral/promiscuous, then there is NO incentive to work hard. Why work and pay for something that another man got to enjoy for free? Why not attempt to become a part of the promiscuous class as well...? This is one of the ways that civilization dies.Swisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835069652352487186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-85537626987168342782014-01-18T12:09:18.599-08:002014-01-18T12:09:18.599-08:00It's not extensively read, and I think that on...It's not extensively read, and I think that only maybe 1 out of 10 makes it past the first paragraph or two, with half of them not making it to the end. I produce a lot of TL;DR material. But I am surprised that, of the few that read it through, I don't get more argument. There are holes and nits to pick everywhere.C.J. Caswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105689230744789436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-30454323151630699832014-01-18T11:47:16.909-08:002014-01-18T11:47:16.909-08:00Having found your blog only today, I am astonished...Having found your blog only today, I am astonished that your posts aren’t extensively commented.ErisGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09383064735664269791noreply@blogger.com