“What if the ability to internalize the mental model of a free market, voluntary transactions, private property, investment, and individual autonomy within a functional society, what if that was an evolutionary change that hasn’t completely filtered through the human race?”

JMH: I don’t think there’s any “what if” to this — I think you’re right on. The inability of leftists to recognize that socialism is a disproved social theory is a case in point. You said it yourself quite properly:

“Isn’t that about how the typical leftist approaches economic activity? Take what’s wanted, don’t worry about how it got there, the world provides if you just look hard enough? Production problems are a mystery to a leftist, and not worth worrying about anyway because their experience is that stuff just shows up. Not sure how it got here, but here it is so let’s enjoy.”

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