At first glance ransomware might seem like a perfectly sufficient reimplemention of the taxes/violence thing. But that breaks down completely when you realize h

At first glance ransomware might seem like a perfectly sufficient reimplemention of the taxes/violence thing. But that breaks down completely when you realize how willingly that particular Caesar would be taking whatever form of payment offered. I suppose it fully reverts to the theoretical grounding on taxes/violence of fiat once that ecosystem of shell consultancies set up for embargos and tax deductability comes into play.