>>> His critique of wage labor wasn’t really necessary — it can be perfectly acceptable. It’s a legitimate and often beneficial arrangement, especially when it’s voluntary.
Employment work can be of several types:
1. Completely legal (from the state's perspective);
This is when there is a contract drawn up according to the state’s rules, registered in the state system, and the employer pays an official salary according to the "laws" of the state where they are located, and thereby both the employer and the employee pay taxes = support the state = make it stronger.
Yes, this form of paid labor is undesirable because both people who are providing value to the free market are both paying taxes to the state.
2. Completely illegal;
It's time to fix the roof of your house. I know how to fix roofs. According to the "laws" of the state, we must officially formalize our contract so that the state can "protect" us (rob us of taxes).
If we don't do this = the state cannot rob us = the price of the deal will be more pleasant for both of us = everything is voluntary = everyone is happy.
This type of employment is completely ethical and politically/agoristically consistent.
And yes, every time I have to close any deal, I always, always, always suggest to the other party to do it p2p via Monero, Bitcoin, or cash, without a receipt, without registering the deal, because I don't need "protection" from the state.
And you know what? The market has never let me down yet. :)
>>> His criticism of capitalists who collaborate with the state is also too harsh and somewhat overgeneralized.
And I think he was right about this. Because all large businesses are one way or another:
1) sponsors of the state
2) have privileges from the state over small business (because they pay the state under the table)
Like any other day, you can be more or less consistent in your beliefs. For example, I buy 90%+ of my vegetables, fruits, meat, milk, honey, bread, and some other products only from small/micro-businesses.
I don't care about big business that receives subsidies from taxes that were previously stolen from people.
>>> Many people are just responding to the incentives of the system they operate in
Okay, then these people deserve exactly 100% of what the government does to them every day. It's that simple. :)
>>> we can’t expect everyone to be highly politicized or ideologically consistent in their actions.
I don't expect anything from anyone at all. I live as I live and I practice what I preach - agorism.
>>> Finally, his framework also lacks a clear strategy
If you didn't understand the clear strategy, read the manifesto again. I'm saying this without sarcasm.
>>> both in terms of communication and in terms of effective self-defense or protection.
By creating, educating, and using systems that do not ask the state for permission. Strong cryptography, FOSS, etc.
I highly recommend you to read "Praxeology of Privacy" by Max Hillebrand.
