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How to be a Pirate: Quartermaster Edition
🕑 Added 2020-06-02 17:13:36 +0000 UTCDirector's commentary will come out later today.
Adapted largely from The Invisible Hook. It's great, go read it: https://amzn.to/36PLKSE
Thank you, my Patrons, for making this video possible.
Special thanks to Peter T. Leeson for reviewing a draft of the script. Check out his newest book, "WTF?!: An Economic Tour of the Weird": https://amzn.to/3eEMm09
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kougyou
Long time viewer, new supporter. Long overdue. Thanks, Grey!
Barmp
Thanks, was wondering where the commentary was.. I wish I didn't have to be in every discord under the sun to get content, centralizing content publication is most of the value add for places like YouTube and Patreon..
Salavora
He answers this in the directors commentary. The ship itself had been stolen and is more or less tied to the contract. Which was a new contract for every voyage. If people A - F are on voyage 1 (with A as the captain), it is possible for most of those to leave after that voyage but none can take the ship with them. This way, C, E and G-X can still go on the next voyage and so on
I bet this is answered in the invisible hook, the book he recommends at the end
Crissa Kentavr
Usually the Captain's ship was a big reason they were Captain. But sometimes the ship came from elsewhere. Ships beyond the one would be liquidated like the rest of the loot. So yeah, sometimes there were 'investors' that provided ships, guns, etc, who also got shares in some way.
Norm
Thank you, Captain π Grey. Given the challenges we're *ALL* going through the past few months, heightened especially this week with American free assembly protests being marred by some rioters, we especially need this insightful and light-hearted entertainment. Thank you, Captain...or Quartermaster π. Your loyal Patreon Supporter. -Norm,
matt
So I have one big question that I'm kinda surprised you didn't address, considering you're presenting 'captain' as a pretty ephemeral title - who owns the means of production on a pirate ship? Is the ship + gear + supplies effectively held in common amongst the crew, like a co-op or something, with the quartermaster and maybe a few senior crew members acting like a board of directors? Or perhaps the ship is provided in a wealthy patron in exchange for a cut of the loot?
Andrew Proue
I get the feeling these videos aren't so much about pirating as they are about life in general.
Sean Kau
That was fantastically dry humor. Thank you!
Marsstriker
Anyone looking at this, the Director's commentary is live now. Check Discord.
Jay G
Enjoyed both of these so much!
Jordan Mckay
I love the looping of the two back and forth.
Tobias M.
That, truly, was an early July 7th, 2028.
WalkerTexasCoder
So happy to have so much grey content in a week
