To be quite honest, I'm an AnCap myself (as is probably obvious, judging by my nickname), but I think that if the state 'suddenly' crashed, we'd be in a bit of a pickle. People are not at all adjusted to life without the government.
A better idea, in my opinion, would be to slowly but surely dissolve more and more parts of the government. Allow private education, lower taxes, privatize more stuff, lower taxes... etc.
Still, you make some good points for when the state truly has dissolved. People don't realize that just because things are the way they are now, it doesn't mean that it's the best way of doing things.
Thank you for your reply @ancapdude. To be frank, you are correct. If the state magically vanished tomorrow, our society would likely descend into infighting for a vast majority. People are not used to actually having to use agency, and take responsibility for everything they do. That said, I don't advocate that the state should spontaneously vanish. Well, not often at least.
My view is that the transition between now and a free society requires a migration from centralised, federal government, to a decentralised network of local governance. All forms of governance should be contractually agreed with the individuals within. This allows for voluntary survival, while providing the services critical to a stable society.
Eventually, as the local providers encounter free market solutions, those services may be adopted instead of having it monopolised by the community at large. The efficiency of capitalism will shine through in the end. However, we need to educate others first before such a change has a chance to occur.
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