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then i very clearly participate in this contract only on conditions of duress. i lack the means to "leave society" and exit this supposed contract without riski

then i very clearly participate in this contract only on conditions of duress. i lack the means to "leave society" and exit this supposed contract without risking starvation or death from the elements: literal threats to my life. no court would enforce a literal contract entered into upon such conditions.

WendyTheWillow 3y ago
None of this frees you from the contract, I’m afraid. Besides, it costs nothing to live as a hermit in the woods! But you probably quite like the benefits of the contract, e.g. all of society, so I bet you’ll stick around.
- colinsane 3y ago
  > Besides, it costs nothing to live as a hermit in the woods if i formally opt out of this "contract" (i.e. renounce my citizenship), then there are no woods i can recede to without being considered an illegal alien.
  - WendyTheWillow 3y ago
    That's a practical problem and a flaw in society, not a flaw in the concept.