Wouldn’t you consider anarcho-capitalism a step back in terms of humanity’s moral evolution? What I’ve never personally understood is the importance anarcho-capitalists put on the whole “Survival of the Fittest” doctrine. On paper, it’s appealing—the idea that it’s a more natural, more fair framework for how we should structure our society. However, I find that such instincts are fundamentally detrimental to forward progression. What makes humanity special is its ability to transcend the base-ness of its condition, otherwise we will never really be any more significant than any other animal on the planet. Don’t get me wrong, I value the individual over the collective. The problem I have with anarcho-capitalist beliefs is that it ultimately seems like the first step towards regressing to feudal societies. It has no reliable failsafe to prevent capitalism from turning into a machine of subjugation for the benefit of the few. It creates an undue and unnecessary pressure and tension that is easily alleviated by a moral government. Again, I believe people should have the right to live the lives they want to live. Determining someone’s life for them, however, is beyond reprehensible, and capitalism at its basest level wholly encourages that kind of exploitation.