A Thing Should Make You Nervous (But Won't)

<p>“There's a phenomenon/fallacy I think might not have a name. The basic formula is "If only everyone would X, there'd be no Y." It has frequent appearances in progressive, conservative, and libertarian/anarcho- discourse. It's ubiquitous. Obviously, everyone won't X, so then what?”  -J Nelson Leith</p> <p>It's weird the things that make us nervous. A first date. An interview. Selling a house, buying a house. None of which will kill you. Then, when it's time to drive home late at night an hour or two and you're behind on sleep, no nervousness.</p> <p>“You become a libertarian when you just want to be left alone. You become something else when you realize they won't.”  –Pete Quinones</p>