Hobbes, the great British political philosopher in the 17th century, wrote the magnum opus Leviathan, which profoundly analyzed the underlying logic of human nature and the existence of the state. In the book, he said:
Among all human nature, there are two most basic human natures: greed and fear.
In the natural state, greed will prompt people to do everything they can to maximize their interests in social activities, including going back on their words, tearing up contracts at will, and taking extreme measures such as murder and robbery, etc.;
At the same time, the greed of each individual creates great fear for others in the group, causing them to live in constant fear of losing their vested interests and their lives.
However, humans are social animals and need to sign contracts and cooperate with each other to survive. Obviously, based on human greed and fear, individuals dare to sign contracts only under one condition:
Then we must first create a force that is strong enough to deter all the evil in human nature in the group, and let this force guarantee the contract so that no one dares to violate the contract. This sufficiently strong force is the country;
At the same time, the primary goal of the state is to protect the property and life of individuals;
Therefore, the existence of the modern state is the product of greed and fear in human nature, and is also the embodiment of the strongest violence;
In 2008, a person with the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto pulled Bitcoin out of the water. Since then, the security of property has been completely concentrated in the hands of individuals.