(Nick’s Notes: Ryan had said this on Facebook a while back and I finally got around to looking at it again and since I’ve been hard at work helping a friend move I figured another lazy-post couldn’t hurt either…) Slacking means a freer life. It means a life in which spontaneity is not a vague…
(Nick’s Notes: This piece can be originally found here) This has been a harder piece to write than I expected it to be, since the point I want to discuss is relatively simple. What isn’t simple is the supporting material: the bits around the central bit. There is this larger piece I’m in the middle…
…Or something like that. First off, I’d like to say thanks to everyone who supports the site. Those who “like” the posts via Word Press and follow the blog. I will at some point try to return the favor by either sharing your blog or maybe just sending a thank you or something…I’ll figure it out! Second,…
(Nick’s Notes: You can find this article here.) “What is the bombing of a judge, the kidnapping of an industrialist, the hanging of a politician, the shooting of a cop, the looting of a supermarket, the burning of a commissioner’s office, the stoning of a journalist, the heckling of an intellectual, the thrashing of an artist,…
(Nick’s Notes: You can find the original article here. This article was linked under a Creative Commons license.) Voltaire once said that “work saves a man from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.” Many people endorse this sentiment. Indeed, the ability to seek and secure paid employment is often viewed as an essential part of a…
Hey folks, I’ll be going on a family vacation starting tomorrow and going until Wednesday/Thursday. So expect this blog to be back on Friday…probably. I am bringing a few anti-work reading materials to brush up on and see if anything is worth critiquing/reviewing/posting about. So once I come back I should have some more material…
I have heard people claim something to the effect of that people who don’t like doing a lot are “just depressed” or people who lack the energy to do stuff are merely suffering from depression. So naturally us slackers, idlers and general loafers are wide open (in a way) to being seen as just people…
In his article The Civilized Ancap and the Hippie Individualist, M. LaFave gives me (and the site) a cool shout-out: The thing is, libertarianism has hardly ever had a uniform “cultural movement.” While the likes of Jeffrey Tucker, Lewellyn Rockwell and Ron Paul praise productivity and a traditional work ethic in their own right, Nick Ford’s blog, abolishwork.com, challenges the…
It may seem counter-intuitive to most (though, hopefully not to the readers of this site!) but laziness is a great way to get stuff done. Taking it easy is one of the best ways to get into the mood to get stuff done. When you’re stressed out about a given problem, when you’re worrying about the…
This article can be found here on C4SS and (of course) here on this site. The common libertarian nowadays is of the same non-interventionist temperament as the Taoists. They endorse individual preference, spontaneity and self-interest. They loathe the State and central planners of all kinds. Most libertarians identify, also, as individualists — both methodologically and ethically. However, much…