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OdiousOutlaw OP wrote

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arguably power cannot be negated and is behind every force shaping the cosmos. its negation would be an impossible stasis.

I just didn't wanna use "hierarchy" because I'm tired of seeing it. You've got a point about restraining the word "power" to its Sociopolitical use, though.

"If Anarchism is a set of practices in tension against both ruling and being ruled, then Egoism can be a compatible philosophy to inform these practices by liberating oneself from the abstractions that justify authority." gets closer to the point. but maybe thats too wordy. (I tend to avoid framing things as obvious or easy to see/understand because I think it wrongly assumes that of the reader.)

I like your suggestion, actually. My general thinking when writing this is that since ziq is going to be linking this in the FAQ that they're putting together, I'd write it in a way that assumes that the reader is unfamiliar with anarchism. I'll be leaving the Reading section of the current /w/egoism Wiki page alone unless someone has any suggested additions or subtractions.

as far as misconceptions, I think the biggest one (and likely responsible for the others on your list) is an overly literal reading of the Ego (and to be fair, poorly translated) as an atomistic and almost social Darwinian individualism. Im really not a fan of the term ego/ism, and to a lesser extent individual/ism, because of this, but its been stuck and I dont see how to dislodge it without annoyingly arguing this point every time its mentioned.

Yeah, it seems like the two "Egoism encourages" subsections could be merged into one. Especially since I'll be expanding upon points made in the "Mutual Aid" sections, my plan has always been to use that section to dispel the rugged individualist reading of the Ego.

I appreciate the criticism, thanks!

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_caspar_ wrote

no worries, if youd like a hand filling any sections out, let me know. I dont have a ton of time these days, but can get around to it when I can.

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OdiousOutlaw OP wrote

Contributions are encouraged.

Feel free to revise or add on to whatever strikes your fancy; I'm not super attached to any of it and I'd like as many contributions other than myself as possible.

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