I’ve had similar thoughts. SSC did a thought experiment on this. You’ll enjoy this read: https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/03/30/legal-systems-very-different-fro

I’ve had similar thoughts. SSC did a thought experiment on this. You’ll enjoy this read: https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/03/30/legal-systems-very-different-from-ours-because-i-just-made-them-up/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/03/30/legal-systems-very-dif... The article title’s a play on David Friedman’s book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30066446 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30066446 (I haven’t read this but sounds interesting)