A Boring Dystopia

come on, that's such a sophomoric view of society. you're ignoring the force of the majority that keeps the ruling class in check. they have to provide SOME level of comfort to their citizens in order to keep us complacent, so that they can in turn abuse us and extract even more wealth. image the difference between your world and a despotic dictatorship where people are oppressed with overt violence. the fact that the ruling class needs to use systemic forces to keep us down instead of dudes cruising our neighborhoods with assault rifles is evidence enough. it's why police violence is one of the most egregious violations of human rights in the US: because it's so beyond the norm.

we're not talking about a post-capital society or a world without markets or currency. we're talking about this world. if you remove taxes, you're removing public welfare, infrastructure, safety measures, social security, health care, etc. I want to live in a society where the greater good is prioritized, but that doesn't mean the current society does absolutely nothing for me.