@Stinky_Oogle Creating something more desirable than authority, or dying in a sometimes difficult state of nature would provide a mechanism that fights coercion just by existing.
@Stinky_Oogle I've read it twice actually, and it proves my point more than debunks it. Perlman argues the first coercive society formed because of scarcity, and that people submitted to original authority to have their needs met. There was no viable alternative to make authority undesirable.
@Stinky_Oogle You can't hoard resources alone, and you can't destroy everyone else alone. Capitalism, and every other authoritarian system was not created by the acts of a single person. Without the ability to trap people in coercive situations, capitalism cannot form.
@Stinky_Oogle The idea is to provide alternatives that make capitalism obsolete or undesirable. Sure, if you wanna swim in a pool of stagnant water, go ahead...but you're going to have a hard time convincing others to do the same when they've got invites to an actual pool.