• theshoeshiner@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    We had millions of tomorrows before governments even existed.

    Governments are here to more strictly enforce social contracts. They do this with varying levels of consent, but that is nevertheless what they do.

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      2 months ago

      Hardly. They’re there to enforce the will of politicians, who are funded and influenced by the owning class (regardless of who voted for them once every four years).