Libertarians in 2008-2012 were mostly just a reaction to how shit the democrats are.
I got a lot more Both Sides energy from 2008 Libertarians. Nevermind the Buttcoin / End The Fed hype. Libertarians genuinely believed they had an answer to everything and a legitimate third way between Socialism Obama and Military Industrial Complex McCain. Lots of "How I became a millionaire overnight and you could too if you just worked harder" stories and attitudes. Uber was going to save us. Gold backed privately issued 3rd party currency was going to save us. Elon Musk's business genius was going to save us. The American Dream was still strong in Libertarian communities.
Modern Libertarians mostly just seem to care about weed and guns. There's no strong underlying theory of economics. There's far less Business Cult style wanna-be-entrepreneurship. They're all feeling as helpless as the rest of us.
I got a lot more Both Sides energy from 2008 Libertarians. Nevermind the Buttcoin / End The Fed hype. Libertarians genuinely believed they had an answer to everything and a legitimate third way between Socialism Obama and Military Industrial Complex McCain. Lots of "How I became a millionaire overnight and you could too if you just worked harder" stories and attitudes. Uber was going to save us. Gold backed privately issued 3rd party currency was going to save us. Elon Musk's business genius was going to save us. The American Dream was still strong in Libertarian communities.
Modern Libertarians mostly just seem to care about weed and guns. There's no strong underlying theory of economics. There's far less Business Cult style wanna-be-entrepreneurship. They're all feeling as helpless as the rest of us.