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How to avoid a boring dystopia
Market monopolisation is rapidly increasing, creating less opportunities for new players, and consolidating the position of current organisations, across most industries.
If the status quo continues, many western countries are on a trajectory to experience a paradigm-shift away from Capitalism and towards Anarcho-Capitalism.
This article explores how cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and human resilience can help prevent a dystopic corpo-dominated cyberpunk future.
What is Anarcho-Capitalism?
Anarcho-capitalism is a political ideology and governance system that advocates the abolition of centralised states in favour of a private system of control, whereby the functions of the government are fulfilled by for-profit private agencies.
With the absence of a central government, society needs to self-regulate and self-govern.
Dystopic Anarcho Capitalism
Think of it as a free-for-all privatised government where people (or more likely corporations) can own pretty much anything that they can afford, with no limitations.
For instance, Meta and Apple could share ownership of Los Angeles, and they could appoint (or not) other organisations in charge of state functions. Working with…
