Yea, no kidding.  I'm not under the delusion that anarchy actually works, because anarchy is a power vacuum that will always be filled by a "strongman", and then you no longer have anarchy.  But PoW is an actual war game exercise that manifests in the real world, not just virtual, that fills the gap of this strongman.

Mat's idea of a bright future was the fractional reserve, debt as money systems collapsing, and then him lining up at the table for a second helping of the exact same scam when they clear the board to start anew to steal his money again.  Most people who can understand these issues would likely call him a very dumb person, but he seems to think it's just being practical.  It's only being practical if there are no alternatives.  You are literally choosing to be scammed on purpose when you don't have to be.  Pretty much any option is better than signing up to be Ben Shalom Bernanke's slave on purpose.