What If The Government Never Existed

What if every government suddenly disappeared? No presidents, no laws, no borders, no one in charge. Would humanity become truly free—or would civilization collapse? Discover what could replace government in a world with no one in control. Time stamps👇🏻 00:00 — What If Government Disappeared? 01:05 — A World Without Rules 02:20 — Who Protects Us? 03:35 — Roads, Hospitals & Services 04:50 — Who Owns the Land? 06:05 — Crime & Community 07:20 — Disasters Without Government 08:35 — The Rise of Local Power 09:50 — Before Governments Existed 11:10 — Would People Create New Governments? 12:30 — A World Without Borders 14:00 — What Would Really Happen? 15:20 — The Final Question All research and sources are linked below. 🔍 RESEARCH & SOURCES: ▸ OpenStax — Introduction to Anthropology: Chiefdoms and States https://openstax.org/books/introducti... ▸ Our World in Data — State Capacity https://ourworldindata.org/state-capa... ▸ Our World in Data — Democracy https://ourworldindata.org/democracy ▸ V-Dem Institute — Democracy Dataset https://www.v-dem.net/data/ ———————————————————— PEOPLE & SITES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: ▸ Bastian Herre — Our World in Data researcher and author on state capacity and political systems. ▸ Pablo Arriagada — Co-author of Our World in Data's research on state capacity. ▸ Anna Lührmann — Political scientist and researcher associated with the Varieties of Democracy project. ▸ Staffan I. Lindberg — Political scientist and director/researcher associated with the V-Dem project. ———————————————————— 🎬 Animation by Brad ————————————————————