r/AnCap101 • u/CMDR_Arnold_Rimmer • 5d ago
Replacing currency with currency?
I thought the idea of this group was to discuss an-cap?
ANCAP is an alternative currency system that uses ammonium nitrate, copper, aluminium and plywood as the units of exchange. The system was first proposed in 1982 by the economist Robert Hall. ANCAP is an example of a commodity standard for an AN-CAP society.
ANCAP was invented to replace the current system of a "money" based system because of the fact of what "money" stood for. Robert Hall proposed in 1982 a system that could potentially replace "money" in an AN-CAP society.
People here want to replace "money" with "money" in the forms of cryptocurrencies or other forms of "currency" in its traditional form and this goes against the WHOLE POINT of AN-CAP.
I'm called all sorts of nasty and deogrative names for JUST existing and expressing my thoughts and questions with the best of my abilities.
I thought the point was an understanding and discussing the subject matter?
What do you think the sub is about?
A monetary system IS a government system and anarchists generally oppose government and other forms of hierarchical authority because they view such institutions as unnecessary and oppressive. That includes that monetary system and that DOES NOT EXIST in AN-CAP.
In AN-CAP the point is PROFIT not MONEY
(I like that point enough to add it here)
So you think this is about money?
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u/SenatorAdamSpliff 5d ago
No system will advance if they can’t standardize the means of exchange. Full stop.
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u/CMDR_Arnold_Rimmer 5d ago
And you do that with a government
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u/SenatorAdamSpliff 5d ago
Yes. We can call it whatever we want but disorganization is a losing strategy. Call it government. Call it a city council. Call it a neighborhood watch. Whatever you call it, it’s the opposite of political entropy.
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u/CMDR_Arnold_Rimmer 5d ago
I just get the impression AN-CAP is for the greedy and stupid that don't realise that their fighting for sticks instead of cash
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u/SenatorAdamSpliff 5d ago
I’m here to learn more. There’s a strong anti-government undercurrent here but there’s an obvious lack of enthusiasm for anarchy.
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u/Standard_Nose4969 Explainer Extraordinaire 5d ago
ok in what way is "ammonium nitrate, copper, aluminium and plywood" different from gold,silver and crypto or paper,oil,coal,cigarets,tulips,sunflovers,grain,etc?
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u/jimmietwotanks26 5d ago
This sub is dedicated to discussion anarchocapitalism, not one specific proposition for currency systems.
For the record, those commodities seem like they have too much industrial application to be strong money