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It would be nice to be able to stay alive without being beholden to an employer, bank or tax collector.

They never ask you if you want to join the system, and they don't offer you an alternative. Every effort to create such an alternative has been met with fierce resistance and has subsequently failed.

I can't get past the feeling that something is wrong with the world. Most people would probably argue that something is wrong with me. I'm not sure if the distinction matters.