Have been listening to the book lately (Modern Chains - Flesher) and it is pretty long winded and convoluted tbh. Agree on the basics but like many of these Bitcoin centred polemics it ignores the significance of how humans have always organised into groups to leverage individual power and organise into nation states for the purpose of gaining territory, security amnd access to resources and scales of economy. In a real sense human trade off some freedoms in order to enjoy the wealth and security that membership to groups (nation states) can provide. As individuals we are very weak and vulnerable and cannot logically invest in the complex capital structures and infrastructure that today generate most wealth.