In the third part of the book, we first analyzed the primary difficulties encountered when attempting to implement libertarian principles in life, and then outlined the approaches used to build ancap in a society that is initially predominantly statist.

Alas, none of these approaches on their own guarantee the final result. Moreover, the result is not guaranteed even if all these approaches are applied in combination, as the resistance of a statist society may still prove to be stronger.

Therefore, now is the perfect time to return from practice to theory and reread the chapter on the expansion and contraction of ancap from the first part of the book. Statists are people. The actions of the state consist of the actions of individual people. People act under the influence of incentives. To change people’s behavior, one must change the incentives. The strongest group of incentives is economic. Therefore, the most important thing for the transition to anarcho-capitalist relations is to ensure that they are profitable for those who practice them. Propaganda provides emotional stimulation, so it is somewhat less important. As for attempts to organize an anarcho-capitalist revolution or minarchist reforms, these are merely a reliance on violent incentives, which are the least useful for the long-term change in the behavior of those they affect. Thus, it makes sense to invest in them only as a supplement to everything else.

This is why it is very important not just to agitate people by telling them about libertarian principles and how anarcho-capitalism works, but also to engage them in free economic activity, while simultaneously explaining why it is profitable (economic incentives), why it is right (emotional incentives), and why this type of relationship is the future (an appeal to the herd instinct, which can be categorized as a violent incentive).

Here is a very brief approximate program of action for libertarians:

• Seek voluntary mutually beneficial relationships;
• Achieve prosperity;
• Set an example for others;
• Effectively protect what has been achieved.

As of the writing of this book, we are still at the beginning of this path. But one should not demotivate oneself by listening to those who consider ancap merely as a sort of compass and an unattainable ideal. This is simply an unconscious attempt to justify the status quo. After all, once the compass pointed to some unattainable distance, and then people conquered the poles. We know the direction, we know the end goal, we know how to walk. All that remains is to step forward, and the goal will be achieved.

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