Are there state systems which can help counter-economists effectively opt-out of the coming Technocratic State?

As an investigative journalist and agorist, I’ve spent years uncovering ways for individuals to break free from government dependency—particularly in the areas of taxation (robbery) and asset protection. Agorism, at its core, isn’t about “working within” the system; it’s about creating parallel structures that render government systems unnecessary. Through counter-economics and building alternatives outside state control, agorism seeks to replace the need for reliance on government altogether. The tools I share here aren’t about surrendering to the state’s rules. Instead, they involve using entities that protect us from the state’s grasp—entities that act on our behalf while remaining legally disconnected from us.

As blasphemous as what I say next may sound, I feel compelled to share it anyway and explore what can be done within the system to protect ourselves. Many anarchists, like my dear friend Adam Kokesh, own off-grid land, just like I do, and not long ago, he managed to gain property tax exemption by forming a church. That got me thinking—there are many ways to shield ourselves and limit our interactions with government by using the system itself in areas where we have little choice, like license plates, property taxes, and other unavoidable requirements. I recently purchased my own off-grid property after decades of living an agorist lifestyle, avoiding the banking and credit systems for over 25 years, and saving every penny I could spare to afford my own little private paradise, which is still a work in progress.

Over the years, I’ve observed the power of opting out of state systems, a strategy that’s served me well for decades. Yet in my work, I’ve also interviewed people who successfully use these legal constructs—fictitious entities like trusts, LLCs, and nonprofit churches—to operate effectively outside the state’s reach. These aren’t just theories; they are sound, viable strategies that we can use every day. This approach blends seamlessly with my principles, because while we may be setting up legal entities on paper, these entities are tools for shielding our autonomy from the state. They function as tools to protect assets and secure independence from state interference.

Fighting Fictitious Entities with Fictions of Our Own

The government itself is a fictitious entity, an elaborate legal construct designed to control individuals through contracts, statutes, and assumed authority. As individual people, we are at a disadvantage if we confront it head-on; it’s a monolith with boundless resources and legal shields that work to preserve its power. But if we engage with it through our own fictitious entities, we shift the balance. By establishing private trusts, LLCs, and other entities, we interact with the state on our own terms, meeting its fictitious constructs with our own and allowing these entities to act on our behalf.

Think of it as a way to decentralize yourself legally. For example, a private trust isn’t just a convenient way to hold assets; it’s a legally independent entity that manages your property without tying it directly to you. When the trust holds assets like real estate, investments, or vehicles, it creates a buffer between you and the state, making it difficult for authorities to directly reach your assets. And within the trust, you can create additional entities, such as LLCs, which compartmentalize specific assets and add another layer of protection. If, say, an LLC holds a vehicle and that vehicle becomes involved in a liability issue, only the assets in that LLC are affected. The rest of your holdings, kept in separate LLCs or under the trust, remain secure and untouchable by outside parties. Even if a lawsuit targets one asset, it affects only that specific LLC, which holds just a single asset and nothing more, leaving everything else you own shielded and out of reach.

This structure isn’t about “playing by the state’s rules”—it’s about building a legally recognized wall that keeps the state out. It allows your fictitious entities to deal with the state on your behalf, creating a separation between you and the machinery of government. Instead of exposing yourself, you use your own network of entities to insulate and decentralize your assets.

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