/lit/ - Literature

>>14237722
>Corporations lobby the government to enforce privatization in a way that specifically benefits them
>B-but that's against the l-libertarian rules! You can't just consolidate power for profits nooooooo
It always amazes me that capitalists can get exactly what they ask for, and then insist they're being cheated anyway because it's never once occurred to them how a 'rational' actor world actually play their game

>>11039834
>Recognizes human selfishness
So far so good
>Makes moral judgements
Well there's your problem right there

>>10901971
Unironically read Stirner and understand why it can't work
>>10903869
>confusing governments with corporations
>Confusing
Corporate power has largely subsumed government in the industrialized world, and extends far further and more intrusively than anything governments could have ever imagined.

>>10797626
>>10797778
>Muh duty

>>8738035

>>7998646
The spook is an idea that manifests itself in the physical word by manipulating the mind of the person it inhabits.


Example: National identity. You are an American and you think that because you live in that great country you have to do your best to be a good citizen.
Now you find yourself supporting local businesses despite them being more expensive with similar quality to foreign goods.

The spook has just made this person do something they wouldn't have normally done. Being "American" is not a real tangible thing and yet it has forced you to do something the same as if the government had just banned all foreign goods.
Instead of using police or military, the spook uses your own thoughts. The person might slip up one day and buy foreign goods, but they will probably feel bad and might even resent the goods themselves. This is not the person choosing for themselves, this is the spook controlling them.


It is important to note that it is not "wrong" to buy from local businesses if you actually want to, maybe the quality is better or something, but if you are being forced to buy there because of idea then that is "wrong."
In contrast with the other person, the person who does this has a simple reason for what they do. If this person were to one day buy foreign goods that were of the same quality as the American ones, they would not feel bad and they would not resent the goods unless there was a real reason for it.


Stirner is not telling people what to do, he is trying to let people take control of their lives. The spook is a meaningless nonliving thing that only serves itself.


This is not a difficult concept; please read.

>>7894758

Are spooks always negative notions? Or can they be positive? Is the concept of a spook more about unveiling the truth of the external forces around you?

I'm trying to wrap my head around Stirner. What are some examples of spooks, or ways spooks influence our thinking today?

Obviously religion/the church is one example. What others?