It depends on how you view the effect of time. My sense is that, with time as the X-axis and need for the state as the Y-axis, we're experiencing a downward sl

It depends on how you view the effect of time. My sense is that, with time as the X-axis and need for the state as the Y-axis, we're experiencing a downward slope. I find it plausible (in truth I find it inevitable) that the state will crumble and that society will be better for it, especially in terms of corporate domination of everyday needs, which I believe that state empowers rather than "regulates."