There is a lot of very good writing on this topic that I'm not going to do justice summarizing here. Suffice it to say that I'm personally convinced, after doing a lot of reading, but I don't think I have all the arguments at the ready to also convince you.

If you want some book recommendations let me know.

Totally fair that you see that as an insurmountable problem at the outset! (The State does a very good job of making it look that way.)