There are many forms of law that humans adhere to and all of them are backed by violence, realized or implied. Legal law is backed by the government and enforced via law enforcement, i.e. police, military, etc. Social law is established by culture, and backed by the scapegoating mechanism. Religious law is backed by hell, or the equivalent religious concept. Government has a monopoly on violence. But what happens when [[Blockchain]] math and social consensus control the monopoly? ### Related Notes [[Fear and sexual desire are the two most powerful human drives]].