re: 40% of Bitcoin Exchanges Fail; only 30% of those refund your Bitcoins...

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Do you believe that government has a lot of, or any, control over the poplulation?

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That depends. The ability to control is very tenuous and can disintegrate very rapidly (for example, 72 hours without electricity in a major urban area will likely be enough for temporary chaos to develop), however, even though the control that government has over the population is fleeting, it is still very real in the 'perception is reality' sense. In other words, people believe the government is in control so they act accordingly. Once they lose faith in the ability of a government to control the populace, well, then it all crumbles, and either breaks down completely leading to a period of violence and infighting as different groups fight to fill the power vacuum, OR, the existing government goes tyrannical to maintain power.

My vision of a world without government would ideally be developed gradually over time as technology and resource abundance allows for less dependence on government, where the power of government would gradually dissipate so as not to cause any mass panics.