The earth can't physically support the existing human population without great cooperative ventures such as the production of electricity and nitrogen fertilizer. It can't support life at anywhere close to the present day level of prosperity without additional great ventures such as transportation, medicine, telecommunications, money systems, and electronics manufacturing. All known means of operating those ventures depend on the state, including the entitlements granted to corporations.

Giving up these ventures would require such a massive reduction to the quantity and quality of human life, that it would be unacceptable to the vast majority of people.

The Haber process ended humanity's hopes of creating a society based on self reliance.