40 sats \ 0 replies \ @antic 9 Sep 2023 \ on: Could Bitcoin's decentralization lead to anarchy? bitcoin
anarchy does not form from a system that has evolved beyond anarchy. Small experiments like the Seattle Chaz/Chop situation demonstrate how broken anarchy gets as the population gains enough mass to have differing opinions—it broke down because the group couldn’t even agree on how to define itself after it had quickly mutated to the point of having a committee run marketing for it. Anarchic social systems evolve into having some members lead others. It’s hard to imagine a society where everyone is so equal that nobody would govern anyone else—even in a bitcoin powered economy, there will be leaders and sheep.