I think you are overthinking it. The point of the book isn't that people are evil. The point of the book is that coordination and trust issues are hard - and th

I think you are overthinking it. The point of the book isn't that people are evil. The point of the book is that coordination and trust issues are hard - and the best way (in his view) to resolve these issues without constant violence is to have a state that is trusted to adjudicate these differences.