I think game theory plays into where we are with the state now. The state in your country has enormous power because if it didn't, they would be taken by a rival state.

I loath the state, but sometimes I feel it is a necessary and inevitable evil. I'm not sure how we can unwind this arms race globally to the point where all states are dissolved, and we are left with smaller sovereign governance models that are resistant to violent conquest.

Perhaps bitcoin can assist with this, but ultimately I feel that in the current paradigm, we need the state to defend us against other (likely worst) states.