The Sovereign Individual was co-authored by the pompous UK …

The Sovereign Individual was co-authored by the pompous UK politician Jabob Rees-Moggs father !
The Sovereign Individual is a 1997 non-fiction book by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg that forecasts the transition from an industrial to an information-based society, predicting the rise of digital currency, cyberspace, and the eventual decline of the nation-state.
The authors argue that technological advancements will allow individuals to bypass government control over taxation and wealth, leading to a new stage of human society where self-ownership and decentralization become paramount. Key predictions include the emergence of cryptocurrencies to supersede fiat money, the collapse of welfare states due to unfinanceable costs, and the creation of a cybereconomy where the wealthy can evade traditional state structures.