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Following this logic, shouldn’t we all just do nothing and parish in the same spot we’re standing in?

Or perhaps you’re not actually following the logic but rather an oversimplified characterization of it?

I am still curious: when is it acceptable to hope that something is actually going to work well enough when handed over to the government?

Firefighters, schools, tax collection, well fare programs

Or are you suggesting these would turn as problematic as zero-privacy surveillance systems in case the government becomes totalitarian?

Acceptable in what way? Socially? Or do you mean realistically?