I think it's very useful to consider the ways in which a drop in state capacity can benefit the common man, so I appreciate that perspective. Still, I have tro

I think it's very useful to consider the ways in which a drop in state capacity can benefit the common man, so I appreciate that perspective. Still, I have trouble imagining a decline in economies of scale / specialization that large scale trade brings wouldn't have harmed the quality of life of the common man.