Hello Steemit! My name is Amanda, I am a single, 26-year-old professional woman, a native resident of the Pacific Northwestern region of the US.

Throughout my government school K-12 education and on into college and grad school I was subjected to the usual leftist indoctrination, but I just never adopted that orthodoxy. As a young girl I was greatly influence by my late Grandpa, a decorated WWII combat vet and passionate anti-authoritarian intellectual.

Grandpa was my hero, he lovingly taught me about the dangers of collectivism and to fear the same State he fought and suffered wounds for in WWII. (1923-2011) RIP.

As more and more of my peers succumbed to this, many becoming full-blown SJW’s (easy to do here in the PNW!), I pushed back. I questioned. I debated the TAs and profs and often felt the sting of institutional social ostracization. I never cared, though. To me, Truth was far more important. For years I would have described myself as a radical Libertarian, I was an ardent Ron Paul supporter back in college, but came to realize that there was a label for my ideology: Anarcho-Capitalist/Voluntaryist, aka Ancap. I would say my “eureka moment” came when a colleague sent me YouTube links to two thinkers/philosophers: specifically, Larken Rose and Stefan Molyneux. From there I went on to discover a myriad of Voluntaryist thinkers and ultimately became interested in related ideas like cryptos and that interest led here, to Steemit. So, here I am!

When I am not railing against the State I love travel and to spend as much time as possible with my cat and dog – off leash dog parks are a great place to think! – and other outdoor loves of mine are hiking, shooting, skiing (downhill and x-country) and SCUBA diving (Yes, even locally. I’m crazy, the water here is about 50-degrees F!) . As a teen I did a little bit of modeling here locally, but I discovered I was much more interested in the modeling process from BEHIND the camera, so I developed a passion for photography, especially people, animals and landscapes. I like to shoot my friends because too many are into the phone selfie – Instagram routine and I like to show them as I see them, rather than in the typical selfie poses. I also like to write about dating and relationship issues from the perspective of a pro-man, anti-Feminist, bisexual Millennial woman.

I am still trying to figure Steemit out, but if you follow and upvote me I will reciprocate!

A sample of my photography, one of my friends, Sloane (She is not yet quite Anarcho, but at least she is a Libertarian! Help me convince her to renounce the State!)