Thereby reinventing the police
> I may even be inclined to write down some rules and introduce a process to resolve conflicts without unnecessary damage to people and property.
and the courts.
But maybe that was your point?
With a big enough population at least one government and a basic bureaucracy will be formed by someone.
A few people in the Blockchain space seem to think that technology can fundamentally change that.
I'm hopeful that when the Ponzi schemes fade away, we'll end up with a slightly more informed populace that has inadvertently received an introduction to political science, state-building, the origins of power, etc. Civics teachers take note! :)