>"One way we can make the world better is by fixing the rules. Getting rid of ones that are unjust, and making the rest more consistent."

I once saw sign on a street: do not do something (do not remember what) and reference to a City Bylaw numbered as 37 thousand and something. That is just for one city. Good luck changing this sheer insanity.

I don't think the quantity of laws is really an issue as long as they are being applied fairly and (and this is the vague part) society views them as generally just.

>"I don't think the quantity of laws is really an issue"

And I think it is. At this quantity the quality will definitely suffer. Besides, I did read some bylaws at some point out of curiosity and without going into details many of them are outright unjust/deficient/etc (in my opinion of course)