,RADICALISM OR ,RULES ( ,?UMB8 
,WILLIAM ,GILLIS'S ,RESPONSE TO ,KEV9 ,C>SON'S ,REJO9D] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,) SU* A NICE RESPONSE FROM ,KEV9 IT'S PROBABLY 9CUMB5T UPON ME TO EMPHASIZE SOME DISAGREEM5TS -- OR P]HAPS JU/ NUANCES -- ,I WAS HOP+ TO DRAW \T4 

,ALONG ! WAY !RE >E A FEW QUIBBLES ,I'D MAKE 9 RESPONSE TO ,KEV9'S COMM5T>Y1 BECAUSE ,I DON'T ?9K ?+S >E AS CLEAN-CUT AS HE'D LIKE !M3 

,I ACTUALLY DON'T ?9K ! CASE = OCCUPANCY-&-USE EXT5DS M]ELY TO L&4 ,FACTORIES >E ! CLASSICAL EXAMPLE & ONE C\LD EASILY IMAG9E A FACTORY ?AT'S EFFECTIVELY A PORTABLE COMMODITY4 ,A FACTORY ?AT IS HI<LY SPECIALIZ$ & CO/LY TO REPLICATE1 BUT ?AT'S ! SORT ( ?+ Y\ C\LD PLACE ON Y\R DESK4 ,I'M SURE ,KEV9 CAN ?9K ( A FEW MOD]N 9V5TIONS ?AT FIT SU* DESCRIPTIONS4 ,) SUFFICI5T CO/L9ESS TO SU* FACTORIES IT MAY WELL BE G5]ALLY CONSID]$ (F5SIVE & ABHORR5T = AN [N] TO AB&ON ONE SU* FACTORY = YE>S AT A TIME4 ,SURE1 ISSUES ( EASEM5T & ! LIKE DON'T APPLY1 BUT !RE >E /ILL VALID ISSUES SURR\ND+ AB&ONM5T4 ,MAGICAL PO/-PLANET>Y SOCIETY OR NOT1 WE DON'T GET TO %IRK !SE T5SIONS OR COMPLICATIONS SO EASILY4 

,SIMIL>LY ,I NOTE ) FRU/RATION ! IGNOR+ ( MY SECOND R$UCTIO1 :I* IS TO SAY ! HYP] CATALOG+ ( EXI/+ MATT] ON ,E>?4 ,9 ! ]A ( HYP] DI/RIBUT$ S\SVEILLANCE & 0! 9T]NET ( ?+S0 ?IS IS SURELY A PRESS+ CONC]N4 ,A CONTEXT 9 :I* EV]Y?+ ON E>? IS [N$ IS A PLAUSIBLE ONE4 ,ONE ?AT MAY BE UNAVOIDABLE GIV5 PRES5T T5D5CIES )9 \R TE*NOLOGICAL ECOSY/EMS & ! M>KET4 

,I WILL ALSO SAY IT'S FRU/RAT+ ?AT ,KEV9 L>GELY DUCKS ! SECOND P>T ( MY ONE-TWO PUN*3 MY OP5NESS TO R5T1 9T]E/ & O!R ,LOCKEAN HORRORS4 ,ONE ( MY MAJOR PO9TS ) REPUTATION M>KETS IS ?AT !Y PROVIDE A FIRM] F\NDATION & PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE SU* ?AT CONC]NS AB\T CAPITAL ACCUMULATION FROM A GIV5 0SY/EM ( RULES0 CAN BE TO SOME DEGREE IGNOR$4 ,R5T & 9T]E/ >E 9 MANY CONTEXTS USEFUL4 ,I EXPECT ! ,LOCKEANS OR ,RO?B>DIANS TO RECOIL 9 HORROR AT MY SUGGE/ION ?AT !FT BE SOMETIMES SE5 AS P]FECTLY REASONABLE DECISIONS TO HAVE !IR P]SONAL REGI/RY ( PROP]TY TITLES CEASE AGREE+ TO ! PROP]TY-REGI/RY ( ANO!R P]SON'S4 ,BUT ,I EXPECT MORE FIRE FROM ! R$ FLAVORS ( AN>*ISM :O HAVE1 OV] ! LA/ TWO DECADES1 MADE A SMALL 9DU/RY \T ( POLIC+ EXACTLY :AT IS ALL[ABLE MOVES ONE CAN MAKE ) ONE'S [N PROP]TY BE=E !Y CROSS SOME MAGICAL L9E 7BY SAY R5T+ ONE'S C> TO A FRI5D7 & BECOME EVIL CAPITALI/S4 

,KEV9 HAS L>GELY /AY$ 9 ! GOOD GRACES ( ! /ODGY R$S :O BIBLE?UMP ! ,AN>*I/ ,F,A,Q1 BUT ,I ?9K !Y'RE BE+ UNREASONABLE ON ?IS1 & ,I WAS HOP+ = SOME K9D ( COMMITM5T FROM ,KEV9 9 ?IS PUBLIC V5UE4 ,I KN[ IT'S UNFRI5DLY TO PRESS ! PO9T1 BUT ,I HOPE MY FRI5D WILL EXCUSE MY SADI/IC /REAK2 ,I WANT TO HE> ,MR4 ,MUTUALI/ SAY ON RECORD ?AT R5T & 9T]E/ CAN BE OKAY & %\LDN'T BE 9H]5TLY PROHIBIT$ AS SU*6 

,I'M A LOT LESS TR\BL$ ?AN ,WILL IS AT ! ?\<T ( LEAV+ ?+S TO COMMUNITY NORMS4 ,9 FACT1 PROBLEMATIC OR NOT1 ,I SEE IT AS A PROBLEM ?AT'S 9ESCAPABLE4 ,NO SET ( G5]AL PR9CIPLES CAN BE WORK$ \T 9 APPLICATION EXCEPT BY MEANS ( SECOND>Y RULES ( ?UMB ?AT >E TO SOME EXT5T >BITR>Y 9 ! S5SE ( NOT BE+ ! ONLY POSSIBLE WAY ( APPLY+ ! PR9CIPLE ?AT CAN BE OBVI\SLY & NECESS>ILY D$UC$ BY LOGIC FROM ?AT PR9CIPLE4 ,AT ! RISK ( HID+ BEH9D ,DAVID ,GRAEB] AGA91 ,I ?9K ?AT SO LONG AS ! BASIC PR9CIPLES !MSELVES REFLECT A G5]ALLY CORRECT SET ( GOALS & VIEW ( ! C5TRAL EVILS TO BE AVOID$1 & ! COMMUNITY %>ES ?OSE PRIORITIES1 ORD9>Y PEOPLE CAN BE PRETTY WELL TRU/$ TO WORK \T ! SECOND>Y RULES 9 GOOD FAI?4 

,H]E IS :]E MY C5TRAL PO9T IS LO/1 & P]HAPS ?AT'S MY FAULT1 ) ALL MY ATTEMPTS TO COMPREH5SIVELY FRAME ! SITUATION P]HAPS DI/RACT+ FROM IT4 ,I'M NOT SURE 0RULES ( ?UMB0 >E A P>TICUL>LY ORGANIC1 EFFICI5T1 OR NATURAL /ATE ( SOCIETY OR ! M>KET4 ,OR AT LEA/1 9S(> AS !Y EXI/ & >E GRAVITAT$ T[>DS1 ,I SEE ! MO/ HEAL?Y OR LIKELY SITUATION ONE :]E !Y ACCRUE A L>GE AM\NT ( FUZZ9ESS4 

,I'M NOT TR\BL$ BY LEAV+ ?+S TO 0COMMUNITY NORMS0 BECAUSE !Y'D BE >BITR>Y SO MU* AS ,I'M DEM&+ ?AT WE RECOGNIZE A MORE AN>*I/IC APPROA* W\LD BE TO NOT HAVE ANY SU* CLE> CUT ?+S AS 0COMMUNITIES0 SO MU* AS NETWORKS ( 9DIVIDUALS 9 COMPLICAT$ ME%ES ?AT DON'T MAP 9TO DISCRETE SETS ( 0COMMUNITIES01 9DIVIDUALS :O WILL ALWAYS BE 5GAG$ 9 A TUG ( W> BETWE5 DIFF]+ 9T]E/S & /RATEGIES4 ,MY PO9T 9 ADDRESS+ ! 9NATE >BITR>9ESS OR CONTEXT-DEP5D5CY ( COMMUNITY NORMS IS TO MOTIVATE ! NE$ = GREAT] FLUIDITY4 

,I'M PESSIMI/IC AB\T ! CAPACITY = SU* RULES ( ?UMB TO DYNAMICALLY UPDATE ) ! SPE$ & NUANCE NECESS>Y 9 TRULY %IFT+ CONDITIONS -- AS MAY WELL BECOME QUITE COMMON 9 A WORLD ( ACCEL]AT$ TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T & FE$BACK+ SOCIO-CULTURAL COMPLEXITY AS ANY AN>*I/IC SOCIETY W\LD SEE4 

,?IS IS NO TRIVIAL GRI/LE4 ,MY CRITIQUE IS ?AT 9 !SE DEBATES WE'VE FOCUS$ ON DET]M9+ :AT !SE RULES ( ?UMB MI<T BE1 IMPLICITLY ACCEPT+ EI!R A POLYC5TRIC LEGAL SY/EM ?AT GRAVITATES T[>DS A S+LE SET ( LAWS1 OR A S+UL> 0! COMMUNITY0 ?AT SETTLES ON SU* RULES ( ?UMB4 ,I W\LD LIKE TO TE> 9TO ?AT ASSUMPTION1 :I* ,I ?9K IS P]HAPS AS PROBLEMATIC AS ASSUM+ ! EM]G5CE ( A S+LE UNIV]SAL CURR5CY4 ,I DON'T D\BT ?AT SOME R\< APPROXIMATION ( BROAD RULES OR NORMS WILL HOLD SWAY 9 MO/ PLAUSIBLE AN>*I/ SOCIETIES1 BUT !Y WILL BE SO HI<LY DEP5D5T UPON CONTEXT ?AT WE %\LD REALLY BE TALK+ AB\T H[ FREE PEOPLE MI<T BE/ PROCESS SAID CONTEXT4 

,9/EAD ( />T+ \R ANALYSIS BY TALK+ AB\T 0COMMUNITY NORMS0 & IGNOR+ H[ !Y MI<T >ISE1 ,I ?9K WE %\LD BE BEG9N+ FROM ! ROOTS ( 9DIVIDUALS & !IR AUTONOM\S ACTIONS ) REG>D TO EA* O!R4 ,9 ! SAME WAY ?AT ,I'M HI<LY CRITICAL ( FETI%IZ+ ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURES OR PROCESSES4 ,!RE'S A %>P DANG] 9 =GETT+ ?AT AN ORGANIZATION IS JU/ A P>TICIPATORY LIE OR DELUSION4 ,?IS K9D ( REIFICATION LEADS 9DIVIDUALS TO SEE !IR OPTIONS EXCLUSIVELY 9 T]MS ( A LIMIT$ & >BITR>Y RULE SET1 & 9 =GETT+ !IR FRE$OM TO DISASSOCIATE OR RE=M DIFF]5T SOCIAL ORGANISMS OR ASSOCIATIONS AT ! DROP ( A HAT1 !Y FREQU5TLY 5D UP LOCK+ UP ! BROAD] SOCIETY1 IMP$+ ITS CAPACITY TO ORGANICALLY ADAPT4 

,?IS P]HAPS %>ES SOME SLI<T RESEMBLANCE TO A MORE EGOI/ APPROA* ?AT REM9DS & 5C\RAGES US TO SEE ! WORLD 9 T]MS ( A CON/ANTLY *URN+ CONTE/ BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS1 ) PROP]TY ULTIMATELY BE+ M]ELY :ATEV] ONE CAN TAKE4 ,BUT ! DI/9CTION H]E IS NO SMALL ONE3 9/EAD ( *ILDI% MI<T-MAKES-RI<T CONTE/S GR\ND$ 9 BUILD+ & APPLY+ =CE1 ?IS IS A CONTE/ GR\ND$ 9 BUILD+ & APPLY+ TRU/ OR GOODWILL4 

,PRACTICALLY ?IS V]Y MU* FUNCTIONS 9 A MANN] 9VOLV+ NOTIONS ( RECIPROCITY & FAIRNESS -- !Y >E GOOD EM]G5T /RATEGIES OR TACTICS -- BUT ,I DO ?9K SOME GRAVE CATEGORICAL ]RORS GET MADE :5 ! FUNCTIONAL DYNAMICS ( A M>KET >E TAK5 TO BE ! UND]LY+ JU/IFICATION = HAV+ A M>KET 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,FAIRNESS & RECIPROCITY >E D]IVATIVE VALUES1 !Y %\LD NOT BE TAK5 AS />T+ VALUES4 

,I FEEL WEIRD CON/ANTLY APPEAL+ TO ,GRAEB] S9CE ,I WAS MAK+ !SE >GUM5TS 9 \R CIRCLES BE=E HIM1 BUT HE DOES SEEM TO S]VE AS A USEFUL REF]EE 9 ALL ?IS1 & ,GRAEB] HAS 5UNCIAT$ AT L5G? HIS BELIEF ?AT ! VALUES ?AT M>KETS PRESSUR$ PEOPLE TO ADOPT HAVE />T$ TO BE MISAPPLI$ \TSIDE !IR PROP] DOMA94 0,MUTUALITY0 9 EX*ANGE IS A PROBLEMATIC CONCEPT BECAUSE IT RISKS OV]RUL+ ! GREATE/ >GUM5TS = ADOPT+ SY/EMS ( EX*ANGE4 ,!RE'S A WIDESPREAD & L>GELY UNSPOK5 T5SION 9 AN>*I/ FI<TS OV] ECONOMICS BETWE5 A COMMUNI/ OR UTILIT>IAN E?ICAL P]SPECTIVE ?AT JUDGES ?+S BAS$ ON !IR BROAD IMPACT & MORE EGOI/IC ONES ?AT >E PRIM>ILY CONC]N$ ) 9DIVIDUALS 9 P>TICUL>ITY4 ,I'M /AUN*LY ON ! SIDE ( UNIV]SALISM & EMPA?Y ?AT ULTIMATELY VALUES BETT]+ EV]YONE 9DISCRIM9ATELY RA!R ?AN M]ELY 9 PROPORTION TO GOOD DONE TO ME4 

,AS A RADICAL ,I ?9K SU* DI/9CTIONS 9 TI]S ( ROOT$NESS1 FUNDAM5TALNESS OR PRIORNESS MATT]4 ,SURE ONE CAN TALK ( PROP]TY SY/EMS BE+ 0RULES ( ?UMB0 OR EV5 ! ,LABOR ,!ORY ( ,VALUE AS BE+ A 0RULE ( ?UMB0 & ) SUFFICI5T DEFT NUANCE /ILL L>GELY COME \T OKAY4 ,BUT ,I ?9K SU* BROAD SWEEPS ( CONCEPTUALIZATION >E DANG]\S1 !Y RISK BL9D+ US TO ! FUNDAM5TAL DYNAMICS &1 AS A RESULT1 LIMIT+ \R ADAPTABILITY4 

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