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The reality is this: Leviathan exists. The weird article of faith that exists amongst these people that Leviathan's internal contradictions mean it's going to unravel and an anarchistic capitalist society will rise from the ashes is bordering on religion. It's "Book of Revelations"-like thinking.

Personally, I think freedom minded people should be pretty focused on keeping the leash on Leviathan. Which is why I support things like Bitcoin and Nostr to begin with.

Vacating the arena and waiting for the fall is a bit crazy to me. The risk that authoritarians and totalitarians take the reigns of Leviathan, is very high. But these people have convinced themselves after reading a few fantastical books, that they will be inoculated from Leviathan's power. The risk of being wrong here is an unbounded risk. To have such overwhelming confidence this isn't going to happen is wacky to me.

Mike Brock 2y ago

Case in point: Germany had hyperinflation as its currency collapsed. But in a relatively short period of time later, with the rise of Nazism, Germany rose to have the most powerful Leviathan in the world. Thinking US power is on its last legs, and that the dollar collapsing would be some amazing celebratory moment, as opposed to a dark moment with potentially dark and existential consequences to the whole world is another wacky article of faith.