The glasses example in particular is very damning because Modern Glasses Cannot Be Created By One Fucking Person Subsistence farming is not as viable as you would think at first sniff because Plants Require Water and So Much Fucking Work so if you're going to be your sole means of getting fed, you can't do anything else There's also no way you could get bartering to work if you also want modern technology. We moved on to currency very quickly for a reason. All of this to say I was on board with anarchy for like, five minutes when I was twelve.