I agree with so much of this.
I'm curious about the monopoly question, as it seems to me that most of the monopolies that we see have been facilitated by centralized power.
In an anarcho capitalist...
My current short answer would be: by establishing themselves as the state.
It is still a work of understanding in progress, but as I see it, modern states are byproducts of capitalism, not opposing structures.
The following note dives into it.
I would add an historical perspective that modern states and democracies were established by what I would call a oligopoly of bourgeois employers accessing power thanks to the industrial revolution and creating a settlement institution for themselves. In the name of the people, but with an entry price (cens).
Please let me know what you think of it.
It is still a work of understanding in progress, but as I see it, modern states are byproducts of capitalism, not opposing structures.
The following note dives into it.
I would add an historical perspective that modern states and democracies were established by what I would call a oligopoly of bourgeois employers accessing power thanks to the industrial revolution and creating a settlement institution for themselves. In the name of the people, but with an entry price (cens).
Please let me know what you think of it.
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