List all the members you appreciate having around.
Here are mine (and I know I am forgetting some):
"I'm not a fan of Murray Rothbard." -- David D. Friedman
Esuric: for the awesome post on marxism awhile back.
Grayson Lilburne: for being patient and learned.
Student: For bringing mainstream insights to many discussions.
LibertyStudent: for always being intellectually stimulating.
Liberte: because she's so egoistically consistent.
Nitroadict: I just think he's funny.
Dang, it sounds like a hallmark card :P
Almost everyone. I read a lot more then I post, and appreciate the conversations. The forum and the website are great. So much to learn. I appreciate LibertyStudent, Nielsio, and Grayson Lilburne the most.
Freedom has always been the only route to progress.
I have gotten much more libertarian and even a bit anarchist since joining these forums. The State makes nearly no sense to me now. Whenever I want people to learn about anarcho-capitalism and libertarianism, I tell them to post their complaints on these forums. When people are done debating you feel like you got your fingers mashed in with a hammer but it feels great after a while.
I learn the most (and rip off the most) from lilburne, esuric, and clayton.
libertystudent, nigraham, and jon irenicus get an honorable mention.
Indeed almost everybody.
EconomistInTraining:Scineram
I've never seen Scineram post anything beyond 1 sentence sarcastic responses. Are you sure about this? Perhaps you can link something of his that was worthwhile.
I want some love.
The one line, sarcastic posts nevertheless manage to find flaws in a lot of the sloppy reasoning the goes on around here.
EconomistInTraining:The one line, sarcastic posts nevertheless manage to find flaws in a lot of the sloppy reasoning the goes on around here.
Is that a biased opinion? Or can you provide some concrete examples of Scineram offering a positive critique somewhere? A link to a post would be helpful.
Those seem to be the biggest contributors who's post I find admirable and/or thought provoking.
I'm not sure the point of all this was to badger people about whether or not their selections were appropriate, as if all of our choices should align with your opinions.
'Nuff said.
Lilliburne for his patience and learned nature.
Student for his mainstream b**ch slaps
Cognivist cuz he has never, in my view, been an apologist for heirarchy
Eusuric cuz he's always on top of his game
Libertystudent cuz his right-wing bias gets my blood boiling, and I always appreciate a reasonable radical
Everybody else for thinking about more than just Desperate Housewives and how drunk they are getting this friday
In States a fresh law is looked upon as a remedy for evil. Instead of themselves altering what is bad, people begin by demanding a law to alter it. ... In short, a law everywhere and for everything!
~Peter Kropotkin
Epicurus Ibn Kalhoun:Libertystudent cuz his right-wing
Whoa?! Wait what? lol
there is too many people to list. :P but here are some people whose posts i've went out of my way to read recently (in no particular order):
mgmcintyre dondoolee/william neoclassical esuric economistintraining strangeloop
Iaminustacitus used to be a great poster, but I have not seen him post much recently.
and of course everyone who lists me as a poster they love. because i appreciate anyone with such discerning taste.
Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine - Elvis Presley
Adam Knott
Grayson Lilburne
Clayton
Brainpolice
Merlin
AJ
Learned a lot from the above.
NirgrahamUK
Angurse
E R Olovetto
Most of the rest of the forum
What fun would the forum be without conflict and ensuing discourse?
William
Vichy Army
Liberte
And of course a shout out to the other resident Egoists...
Liberte and Vichy Army are the same person. Also, she ran away :(.
Conza88 and Lilburne.
I have high standards.
Libertyandlife:Liberte and Vichy Army are the same person.
I guess that would explain the ideological similarity...
Also, she ran away :(
I did too, for a while. There isn't much nuance to discuss when you fundamentally reject most premises!
Sieben Jonathon Finegold Rettoper Grayson Michael Green(if that's you on gfaqs)
Epicurus, I'm not sure if you're in college like I am, but I'm appreciative of that exact same thing.
Just got out, getting ready for a masters program. Ya, Ive actually had someone say to me "Why are you watching the Discovery channel" with disgust. When I replied "to learn things," I got this disgusting response; "ugh, I don't want to learn anything..."
That day solidified to me that there is a problem in the populace
Forget Desperate Housewives, it's all about the Jersey Shore.
Epicurus Ibn Kalhoun Just got out, getting ready for a masters program. Ya, Ive actually had someone say to me "Why are you watching the Discovery channel" with disgust. When I replied "to learn things," I got this disgusting response; "ugh, I don't want to learn anything..." That day solidified to me that there is a problem in the populace
Epicurus Ibn Kalhoun
EconomistInTraining Forget Desperate Housewives, it's all about the Jersey Shore.
EconomistInTraining
I understand both- I'm first year undergrad, and some of the roommates/building mates A) like Jersey Shore (and the complete non-guido "guidos") and B) hate Discovry/Science/History channels, as they have a hard enough time getting through their normal classes.
As for good posters,
Neoclassical/StrangeLoop
nirgrahamUK
Student
Sieben; to name a few- the list could go on and on
shoutout to bloomj31 and juan
because the forums wouldnt have been half as funny to lurk LOL
haha
EconomistInTraining: AdrianHealey
I'm so awesome! 8-)
Everyone I learn something I read a post of him and/or her:
- Lillburne
- Neoclassical (apparantly 'strangeloop' now a days)
- EconomistInTraining
- AdamKnott
- and many others who I've probably benefited from, but have forgotten their names.
My all time favorite is Esuric; because - in a way - I feel like he's very complementary with what I know, so I benefit a lot from his points.
The state is not the enemy. The idea of the state is.
Grayson for inspiration
Liberty Student for wisdom and support
Esuric all things economic Vichy Army for encylopedic knowledge of law and *cough* a unique attitude. Neoclassical/Strangeloop for injecting the neoclassical literature to this forum. Clayton for being the conspiracy theorist I'm too lazy to be :P
Grayson Liliburne: For being probably the most polite, well informed forum member outside of the staff themselves. That, and for creating Human Action Comics, which I eagerly await the next issue of.
LibertyStudent: For taking a "hands-on" approach to promoting his political views, a trait very sadly lacking in most Internet pundits. That, and bulldozing through doubletalk and BS like a supercharged bulldozer running on fusion power.
Merlin: For being pragmatic while not selling out your beliefs, and because the world needs more polite Internet users from Eastern Europe.
Joint: Jackson LaRose and Liberte: For showing both the locals and lurkers what *real* egoism is, and for sticking up for your beliefs under high pressure.
Student: For being an unofficial ambassador for mainstream economics, a voice sorely needed to counteract the misconceptions and outdated notions some have about other schools.
Prateek Sanjay: Anybody who can make me overcome my prejudice against people with "default" avatars, and provide a perspective from India and one's own philosophy, deserves a spot on this list.
Joint: assimalilateur and yuberries: Because I can't decide which of your avatars is funnier,.
fakename: Esuric: for the awesome post on marxism awhile back. Grayson Lilburne: for being patient and learned. Student: For bringing mainstream insights to many discussions. LibertyStudent: for always being intellectually stimulating. Liberte: because she's so egoistically consistent. Nitroadict: I just think he's funny. Dang, it sounds like a hallmark card :P
"Look at me, I'm quoting another user to show how wrong I think they are, out of arrogance of my own position. Wait, this is my own quote, oh shi-" ~ Nitroadict
Hall of Fame:
Probably more...
Special Mention
"The market is a process." - Ludwig von Mises, as related by Israel Kirzner. "Capital formation is a beautiful thing" - Chloe732.
chloe732: AdrianHealey - His bio says he is 19, and English is his 2nd language. Remarkable knowledge of AE. Good debater, too.
Will you be less impressed if I said I was almost 22 by now (the bio-thing is from 2 years ago)? If so; than I'm gonna shut up and still pretend I'm 19. >:<
I like to think that if it wasn't for socialized education we would all be multilingual austrian masters by 16
Then this whole forum population would be rather unimpressive.
I enjoy Clayton's posts. Wish I could enjoy my own someday.
AdrianHealey:Will you be less impressed if I said I was almost 22 by now (the bio-thing is from 2 years ago)?
No sir, still impressed even though you're almost 22. You can stay in the Hall of Fame!
Thank God!