&gt; ...reading your comment was like going down a choose-your-own-adventure maze.<p>I guess you don&#x27;t read many academic or technical papers. My ratio of words to footnotes is <i>very</i>, <i>very</i> high. :)<p>From your linked comment:<p>&gt; This is not entirely accurate, you can certainly opt-out by leaving Canada.<p>Right. You&#x27;re advocating expatriation (whether through emigration or secession). This is exactly as I said in footnote #1, and is a plan that is made substantially more difficult by the issues in footnote #2.<p>&gt; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fixingtao.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;lunatics-terrorists-and-the-three-noble-truths-of-systems&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fixingtao.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;lunatics-terrorists-and-the-th...</a><p>To apply the first bullet point at the end of the essay [0] would <i>necessarily</i> mean the end of the US&#x27;s Federal Republic. Do you disagree?<p>In addition to that, let me ask a pointed question, along with two follow-up questions: Is there a <i>national</i> government on Earth that you feel is well-run and adequately represents its citizens? If there <i>is</i> such a government, what is the representative-to-constituent ratio in that nation? If there is <i>not</i> such a government, what are the top five [1] problems with the way the most <i>reasonable</i> national governments of the world govern?<p>&gt; That ratio of yours becomes much less meaningful in say, a liquid democracy...<p>You should <i>really</i> read [2]. People are <i>surprisingly</i> incompetent. People are also often <i>easily</i> manipulated into acting <i>dramatically</i> against their own interests.<p>[0] The relevant pull quote is: &quot;Systems that explicitly allow such secession are called <i>voluntary systems</i>&quot;<p>[1] Pick any reasonable ranking that you like to determine ordering<p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.overcomingbias.com&#x2F;2009&#x2F;07&#x2F;stupider-than-you-realize.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.overcomingbias.com&#x2F;2009&#x2F;07&#x2F;stupider-than-you-real...</a>