Exactly. Thus crypto is the ultimate zero-sum game. Get as much as possible and hold it. Deflationary currency.

No one is incentivized to grease the gears of a democratic society. Nobody wants to pay taxes. But they are necessary to establish an environment of innovation, etc (to a point).

There's a reason the dark ages were called the dark ages.

Exactly, which is why neutering tax authorities would lead to plutocracy, where the rich stay rich and the poor have no recourse. A fair society can't rely on the goodwill of the wealthy.