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[sofa king]

27. I've lived libertarianism. We called it "recess."

We had sandboxes and building blocks, but nobody built anything. Why? Because some other kid would just come along and fuck it up.

We had dodge-balls, painted court outlines, and ballfields, but nobody played any organized games. Why? Because some other kid would just come along and fuck it up.

We could eat snacks and share candy at recess, but nobody did. Why? Because if one of the bullies saw you had candy, he'd just come along and steal it.

Now, all of that could have been corrected if just one of us had thought to bring a gun into recess and murder the children who were our tormentors. Otherwise, it wasn't going to change.

Maybe that's why recess wasn't a blissful utopia.