Somewhat, through reading/listening to Jeff Deist and especially Hans Hoppe.
The distinction then comes down to natural vs unnatural elites.
Natural elites in Hoppe’s framework aren’t the problem—it's when one elite centralizes power that a shift toward state-like institutions occurs. A voluntary, market-like adjudication system is key to maintaining a stateless, yet orderly society.
The Wrong Elites | Mises Institute https://share.google/cgdbNT8pbzsNviJQU
Natural Elites, Intellectuals, and the State | Mises Institute https://share.google/xXqGXazOnmpb9Thoa
Michael Matulef
npub1t4…487qz
2025-08-08 18:18:16 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…fu8y
Author Public Key
npub1t42gfjzfv74v8xrv65f2lrwd65jr85ysrtdmkkfrvqgcss5r4g0qk487qzSeen on
wss://nostr.winePublished at
2025-08-08 18:18:16 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "98fb943c7b74f22141b00f0b932a649164c4c5e018279ef6aca50f0ecf81570b",
"pubkey": "5d5484c84967aac3986cd512af8dcdd52433d0901adbbb59236011884283aa1e",
"created_at": 1754677096,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"e",
"027e663ba3311d9e4e4845d805f6ebec306bbbc85c6bb57e731ba0f8163a5534",
"",
"root"
],
[
"e",
"6101ea2206a3518b6134e833099f731eb8d84400f67c6bb008b33a28c5767aa2"
],
[
"e",
"4312527e7a9c3dfe0f0d55d3d26a9dccb0ca70ef87b34bf7943ca50fa0cdd86e",
"",
"reply"
],
[
"p",
"5d5484c84967aac3986cd512af8dcdd52433d0901adbbb59236011884283aa1e"
],
[
"p",
"7ca66d4166b16f54a16868191ba1c6386a976624f4634f3896d9b6740a388ca3"
],
[
"r",
"https://share.google/cgdbNT8pbzsNviJQU"
],
[
"r",
"https://share.google/xXqGXazOnmpb9Thoa"
]
],
"content": "Somewhat, through reading/listening to Jeff Deist and especially Hans Hoppe. \n\nThe distinction then comes down to natural vs unnatural elites. \n\nNatural elites in Hoppe’s framework aren’t the problem—it's when one elite centralizes power that a shift toward state-like institutions occurs. A voluntary, market-like adjudication system is key to maintaining a stateless, yet orderly society.\n\nThe Wrong Elites | Mises Institute https://share.google/cgdbNT8pbzsNviJQU\n\nNatural Elites, Intellectuals, and the State | Mises Institute https://share.google/xXqGXazOnmpb9Thoa",
"sig": "dd6c01522952acdb371172b8ee8a4fff41896cf6630e0c857250f81d39075d4200449e299f8d83d6162bc7de142cb70321ddd8d7eeecc9852c6cbe82c2283ce9"
}