> As a species, we have developed government control because in general, large-scale anarchy doesn't work well. Not really. Society has long since been a push

> As a species, we have developed government control because in general, large-scale anarchy doesn't work well. Not really. Society has long since been a push and pull between governmental control and anarchy of disobedience rendering some control irrelevant or impractical. And we are much better off for that - governments worst authoritarian instincts are frequently tempered by the general public simply ignoring their pronouncements.