Dibs.

Prove that needs are objective and not conditional and I will listen. Otherwise, what you have just said is utterly without meaning.

FYI, a conditional is an "if-then" statement, such as "If you do not have food, you will die." This cannot be considered objective, because it still remains to prove that you "need" to…

I don't really see a difference between needs and wants. I mean, "need" is really only a conditional requirement IRL. There are no objective needs, which means that "want" is really synonymous. Anyway, the more I "need" something, the more I am willing to work and pay for it, not using blunt force to take it.

You don't need to be concerned with the consistency of my opinions. I also find those regulations to be violations of human rights.

Why are you assuming that I cannot appreciate utilities just because I don't want them to be socialized? My love of something is not proportional to my willingness to regulate it.

Because I don't think you have a right to get things from other people, no matter how much you think you need them. Really, it's not a novel concept.

Justice doesn't always have the consequences we desire. I will freely admit that a situation may arise in which the product I wish to purchase is no longer for sale, but that doesn't mean I will resign to stealing it.

You are arguing from consequence, I am arguing that rights trump consequence. Obviously the modern activist court takes a position closer to yours regarding Commerce Clause jurisprudence, but that doesn't mean that the century of precedent on my side carries no weight.

K. I'm making more of a legal argument, rather than an economic one. I'm a law student and also have degrees in political science and mathematics, so not entirely without credentials. True that I haven't taken many econ courses, though!

I hardly think it is inconsequential. But I'm a bit confused as to why you think utilities are not products. I'm fairly certain I pay for my utilities from private companies, and I am very certain that I have no fundamental right to receive them.

I agree that my rights end where yours begin, but I don't think you understand what freedom of speech is. You have no right to use my property to speak (whether I'm a homeowner or an ISP) so my denying that use is not in violation of your freedom. Your freedom only ever extended to the borders of the commons (or…

It's more like 60ish years (see Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 (1942)), but I'm more concerned with your notion that business are not individuals and therefore do not have property rights. How is it that a group of individuals pooling their property according to terms of a specific contract or corporate charter…

It's not false equivalency, as you demonstrate yourself with the sentence "Private capital is not more important than being able to communicate freely." Houses are private capital and shouting is communication, so it seems like a pretty true equivalent.

Just to be clear, you think that I should be able come into your house and shout obscenities at your family, and you have no way to censor that content. You don't have "freedom of information" when it comes to private infrastructure. The only way "freedoms" come into the picture is if the infrastructure is seized by…

Yeah, internet access is a right, not a product! I can't believe the court would let those corporations control what they sell. It's ridiculous.

I might be alone here, but Knack is a really fun game. Reminds me of Spyro. It could definitely be better with some improvements, like open levels and tighter animation (you kind of slide over the ground once Knack gets huge), but it's still one of the best 3D action platformers I've played in a long time. And it's…

Gurren Laggan is a parody of the spiral shounen formula. But the comic here is referring to Kill la Kill, not TTGL.

They are actually discussing Kill la Kill, though.

I just love a pair of Great Tits.

Actually, as a scarce commodity, Bitcoin is far more real than an infinitely printable fiat currency. There is no economic difference between BTC and gold.