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Comment by paxys

It's impossible to generalize this without factoring in the external environment.

Put a group of mentally stable people together in a safe, hospitable community with unlimited resources and yes the theory will probably hold true.

But what happens when the food runs out? If there's a natural disaster? A plague? Some other crisis? What if they get invaded by a neighboring tribe whose intentions aren't so great?

That's the true test of anarchy, and humans have shown throughout history that they soundly fail it.

parent paxys 2 years ago

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