Topic: Self Ownership

Derek Brose explains the rigorous process of forming a community, noting that shared interests in podcasts are not enough for successful co-living. He describes narrowing down 400 applicants to five core households based on shared values of self-ownership, the non-aggression principle, and mindfulness. The project aims to create a village of seven to eight households where individuals maintain private acreage while benefiting from a collective, off-grid support system.

Adam Kokesh defines himself as an anarcho-capitalist, reframing the "means of production" as the individual human being. He argues that the ultimate measure of productivity is human happiness and that any relationship involving coercion is an affront to natural order. Under this philosophy, often called voluntarism, all human interactions must be free of force, and the existence of government is viewed as a violation of self-ownership.