анонимный вопрос
As a reminder, the purge night is a concept from the movie of the same name, according to which the state designates one night a year during which it refuses to prevent any violence of citizens toward one another, but at the same time does not remove itself from the scene, and even reserves the right to apply completely arbitrary violence against citizens on this night, for which no claims are accepted.
Let’s agree right away that the non-violent implementation of the specified institute under ancap in this particular form is impossible, simply due to the absence of a state. So, I would rather reason through how I would act to implement a purge night under ancap.
- The “Founding Fathers” corporation buys a large plot of cheap land somewhere in Nevada.
- A Purge-city amusement park is built there.
- Throughout the year, the amusement park makes money by renting out sets for film shoots, paintball, airsoft, hardball, and other innocent shootouts.
- One night a year, volunteers from all over the world gather in the city to shoot at each other with live weapons. Before purchasing a tour, they sign a detailed contract, including a waiver of claims against the company in the event of death or injury at the hands of other players, as well as a waiver of claims against other players for any of their actions that do not violate the rules of the “Purge Night” attraction. The contract also provides for the company’s obligation to pay participants an agreed-upon bonus for the fact of survival, and a bonus of the same amount for each frag obtained. In addition, of course, the company undertakes not to kill players themselves, including by entering into any special agreements with any players. The rules also specify the permitted classes of weapons, as well as a number of other nuances that I will omit here for brevity.
- The costs of conducting the purge night are perfectly offset by income from advertising placed on the sets, from the sale of broadcasting rights, from merchandise, and so on.
What is the circle of primary potential participants?
- Adrenaline junkies. Meet John Watson, a former paramedic and three-time Purge Night individual champion!
- Teams from poor warring states. Meet Team Congo, a two-time Purge Night team champion!
- Betting enthusiasts. Meet David Loser, who is participating in the Purge Night because he lost a bet to Carol Winner, having predicted that the bitcoin rate would fall to ten ounces of gold in August!
- Duelists. Meet Najib Gasan-ogly and Samvel Budumyan, who decided to fight in a duel on Purge Night and defend the honor of their people!
- And various random party-goers who decided that this is cool. Meet Fyodor Konyukhov, who decided to cross Purge-city on Purge Night without a weapon from west to east and meet the sunrise at the edge of the desert with a cup of Nescafe!
What social consequences will such a business lead to? None in particular. What social consequences does the existence of the no-rules fighting industry in today’s reality lead to? Well, there are fights, and that’s fine. Some people go, pay money; others fight, get money; others make fun movies about it. It’s the same in our case.
Will the level of violent crime in the world decrease in the intervals between purge nights? Unlikely; most likely, it will continue to gradually decrease as people’s wealth grows. Will my business take off? Maybe it will. Will I remain a monopolist in this market? Only if it is very narrow; otherwise, competitors will likely join in and take some market share.
The market will decide!
