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There should be a third option. Voluntary delegation of authority. IE, contractual. I think we do need authorities to function as a society but it should be delegated. My employer has authority over what I do from 9-5 but that is an agreement either party can break.
People will say one can leave the US and renounce their citizenship but this means they must move somewhere else where the system is likely the same or worse. A state has a monopoly on the use of violence over a geographic area and its not truly voluntary. There is only lip service to consent. When put under scrutiny the delegation and consent logic falls apart.