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Anarchy has been given a bad name.

Tolstoy said so. Sort of.

The venerable Russian writer stated that "Anarchy is a form of government in which public and private consciousness ... is alone sufficient to maintain order and guarantee all liberties."

Our modern renaissance man, Elon Musk, has recently stepped forward and stated that he's a "Utopian Anarchist".

And what about this blockchain buzz? Tech has paved the way for a civilization in which many systems could be decentralized, suggesting forms of anarchy.

We surmise that anarchism is making a comeback. But would we want this? For many, the philosophy is still associated with Molotov cocktails, looting, bad graffiti. What's to be embraced, what's to be left behind?

Is the word too stigmatized? What if we called it... self-governance?

Let's demystify (debug) anarchy and consider its potential for present and future generations. As Noam Chomsky once said: "We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas."

People, Places, Things Mentioned:

Noam Chomsky
The Idler
Tom Hodgkinson
Leo Tolstoy
Elon Musk
"The Purge"
Greece & Aiding of Refugees by Anarchists
Dr. Daniel Dennett
Jesus
Two Fellas Brewery