[sergefaguet]

well, the thing is existing institutions are completely fucked. governments simply do not represent us and there is no trust for them. we have not opted into these systems, they do not speak for us, and they are not legitimate.

we are indeed social creatures and we are developing new civic and social innovations. this mostly relates to actively opting into communities with people we like that share our values and that do not attempt to control us. and crypto/web3 enables us to exit the rotten institutions that try to coerce us into being part of them, and create new institutions that represent our values.

it is pretty obvious when you think about it. only institutions we actively and freely opt into can actually be legitimate.

and the idea that something that claims a monopoly on violence also claims to be legitimate is just completely, utterly laughable. and what is going on right now is that the clown car is finally flying off a cliff :)

[RandomLensman]

If that has a solid majority where you live why does that not translate into different policies and institutions?

If it is a minority position, how to convince more people? Or where to find a place to create a new society without free-riding on the existing one, etc.?

[rini17]

Sure if you want anything cheaper and more widespread, abolish the monopoly on it. Including violence. When your ancestors opted into monopoly of violence, they had their reasons. Behooves you to try to understand the reasons first, not blindly exclaiming "this is all fucked i want out". Also, consider that most likely 90% of world population is living under even more dysfunctional institutions.