I'm glad you shared your thoughts Believe it is not, I had similar A while ago I was all for capitalism, freedom, minimal government, almost zero taxes, hard money like Bitcoin But, my thinking process has been, similar to your thoughts, that it is very unlikely to happen that one day, or even gradually, any country or state becomes what I would like it to be No democracy will vote for less handouts, so that's out Rarely an authoritarian will agree to reduce his power Even if it happened, a country with low taxes and inability to print money, will be disadvantaged in how strong army they can stand to defend themselves from invaders Sadly looks like it's not going to happen Some say that Bitcoin fixes it because it can be protected from invaders, extremely hard to steal if secured well, ok but all other wealth and infrastructure can still be looted Some say the culture may change and people start voting for freedom and responsibility and lower taxes and less regulation and less socialism, I doubt it My current thinking is that it will always be a trade off, balance, tension And I decided to think less about geopolitics and focus on my own life and things I can influence