Globe99 on Nostr: "Why we have States now" is as much a product of historical accident as some inherent ...
"Why we have States now" is as much a product of historical accident as some inherent law of nature. Yale historian James C. Scott wrote several books about this in the historical context of medieval Southeast Asia.
"Take and defend" reflects a contingent condition in which States have (a) the ability to credibly project coercive authority over some geographic area and (b) populations engaging in legible economic activity from which said States can derive taxation.
Bitcoin, among other technologies, starts to change this. The more economic activity moves into the anonymous, semi-anonymous, and uncensorable realm of crypto/Bitcoin, the less capability States will have to tax and ultimately rule.
"Take and defend" reflects a contingent condition in which States have (a) the ability to credibly project coercive authority over some geographic area and (b) populations engaging in legible economic activity from which said States can derive taxation.
Bitcoin, among other technologies, starts to change this. The more economic activity moves into the anonymous, semi-anonymous, and uncensorable realm of crypto/Bitcoin, the less capability States will have to tax and ultimately rule.