Thousands of years ago, people decided to stop living like animals and form a civilization. Let's make norms, rules, and institutions, they said, so we don't have to lose our minds amidst the natural uncertainty, so we can plan our lives and families.<p>Then the "small government libertarians" came along. Notice these are usually the Peter Thiel types, who are already well-off and directly benefit from a castrated government and fewer rules. The type of guy who thinks <i>speed limits</i> are cramping his style.<p><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/peter-thiel-silicon-valley-contrarian-max-chafkin.html" rel="nofollow">https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/peter-thiel-silicon-...</a>