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I was never firm libertarian, like I never read any lolbert book (besides The Law by Bastiat). I basically became libertarian just because I witnessed corruption and inefficiency of our healthcare, wasting 50% of my parents' salaries while we barely get anything in return.

There are several things that changed my mind tho.

  • When I went to university, I couldn't imagine how expensive life would be without all the subsidies we received (I was living in rural area beforehand so I took many things for granted), and I felt extreme sense of gratitude towards all the taxpayers, but also duty to give my best

  • I noticed libertarianism/AnCap does nothing to preserve free speech and expression

  • I did some heavy mental gymnastics regarding borders, arguing that you could have strong borders in AnCap society and not let immigrants in

  • I naively believed in voting with your wallet, shortly coming to realize that unorganized individual boycotts don't do anything at all in regards to preserving traditions and environment (even mass boycotts aren't effective)

What can I say, I was young and stupid (inb4 now you're just stupid xD) and everyone makes mistakes lol