Comments for Hydragenic http://hydragenic.com ... made me stronger Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:50:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Who Am I For Myself? by Tim Kern http://hydragenic.com/2007/06/08/who-am-i-for-myself/comment-page-1/#comment-4648 Tim Kern Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:50:25 +0000 http://wokkil.pair.com/hydragen/hydragenic.new/2007/06/08/who-am-i-for-myself/#comment-4648 We can all choose to relieve anxiety in our own lives, by wanting less, by expecting less, even by doing less. Having choices available is not a mandate to make them. Not approaching the decision point is also a choice. What scares me about so many who argue against an individualist, choice-based society is that their suggestions against anyone else's having too many choices presuppose that their choices are better for everyone, that they are somehow qualified to decide whether I can make a choice for myself. Why are they more-qualified than someone else? Do they have better information about my circumstances than I do... or are they just so self-important that they think that, even in their total lack of knowledge -- that they still can make better choices for me than I can? Since I left my parents' house, I have made my own decisions. Whether these worked out or not, they were my decisions. (Further, there is no guarantee that someone else's decisions would have been error-free.) I prefer having my freedom to non-freedom, and I'm perfectly content to let your freedom take you where you want to go, too. Aside from barring force and fraud (through legislation and punishment), government has no legitimate or even universally-useful duties. We can all choose to relieve anxiety in our own lives, by wanting less, by expecting less, even by doing less. Having choices available is not a mandate to make them. Not approaching the decision point is also a choice.

What scares me about so many who argue against an individualist, choice-based society is that their suggestions against anyone else’s having too many choices presuppose that their choices are better for everyone, that they are somehow qualified to decide whether I can make a choice for myself.

Why are they more-qualified than someone else? Do they have better information about my circumstances than I do… or are they just so self-important that they think that, even in their total lack of knowledge — that they still can make better choices for me than I can?

Since I left my parents’ house, I have made my own decisions. Whether these worked out or not, they were my decisions. (Further, there is no guarantee that someone else’s decisions would have been error-free.)

I prefer having my freedom to non-freedom, and I’m perfectly content to let your freedom take you where you want to go, too. Aside from barring force and fraud (through legislation and punishment), government has no legitimate or even universally-useful duties.

]]> Comment on Kristin Hersh: Paradoxical Undressing by Nothing But Words » Blog Archive » 5 Hours at Bumbershoot http://hydragenic.com/2008/03/31/kristin-hersh-paradoxical-undressing/comment-page-1/#comment-4636 Nothing But Words » Blog Archive » 5 Hours at Bumbershoot Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:59:45 +0000 http://wokkil.pair.com/hydragen/hydragenic.new/2008/03/31/kristin-hersh-paradoxical-undressing/#comment-4636 [...] show and a very personal, intense, often dream-like spoken word performance. Fortunately for me, someone else wrote a review of one of her earlier performances that captures it well. I recommend the whole article, but here are the key parts: Kristin Hersh at Bumbershoot Kristin [...] [...] show and a very personal, intense, often dream-like spoken word performance. Fortunately for me, someone else wrote a review of one of her earlier performances that captures it well. I recommend the whole article, but here are the key parts: Kristin Hersh at Bumbershoot Kristin [...]

]]> Comment on Minus Thirty Eight Point Eight Three by Daniel Black http://hydragenic.com/2010/12/13/minus-thirty-eight-point-eight-three/comment-page-1/#comment-4632 Daniel Black Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:03:09 +0000 http://hydragenic.com/?p=3437#comment-4632 I imagine the proclivity of many to stay away from the out-of-doors winterness contributes nontrivially to such piercing clarity. I have my need of warmer months, but greatly value winter in my solitary mind. I imagine the proclivity of many to stay away from the out-of-doors winterness contributes nontrivially to such piercing clarity. I have my need of warmer months, but greatly value winter in my solitary mind.

]]> Comment on Minus Thirty Eight Point Eight Three by Hg http://hydragenic.com/2010/12/13/minus-thirty-eight-point-eight-three/comment-page-1/#comment-4615 Hg Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:56:02 +0000 http://hydragenic.com/?p=3437#comment-4615 Good thanks. Busy busy busy. Virus has finally fucked off. Took nearly four weeks, glad to see the back of it. Good thanks. Busy busy busy. Virus has finally fucked off. Took nearly four weeks, glad to see the back of it.

]]> Comment on Minus Thirty Eight Point Eight Three by Phill http://hydragenic.com/2010/12/13/minus-thirty-eight-point-eight-three/comment-page-1/#comment-4614 Phill Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:41:52 +0000 http://hydragenic.com/?p=3437#comment-4614 Sorry to hear you've been unwell. Not a great time of year - your winter. Hope you are on the mend. How're things apart from that? Sorry to hear you’ve been unwell. Not a great time of year – your winter. Hope you are on the mend. How’re things apart from that?

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