Cryptoanarchist skepticism
On the cryptography list, by Bear:
For a while I was thinking cryptographic protocols based on provables, self-interest, and the laws of mathematics (which are relatively constant and unbiased) might be a superior organizing principle for a society to laws. Under careful scrutiny and after acquiring a better understanding of protocol design, however, I concluded that such a society has probably as many problems (opportunities for tyranny and oppression) as the current nation-state concept. Its only definite advantage might be lower legal fees.
