It is exactly the job of the state, because the ignorant do not know how to protect themselves, or even that they are ignorant.
I dare say that every day you are protected by the state from those who would take advantage of your ignorance in many, many aspects of the world. The system works well enough that you don't even notice what you're ignorant of!
I dare say that every day you are protected by the state from those who would take advantage of your ignorance in many, many aspects of the world. The system works well enough that you don't even notice what you're ignorant of!