Thanks for reading!

I'm not entirely clear from your comment if it is democracy or government (or both) that you consider a scam. I agree that in an ideal world, adults should not be dictated to by other adults, however in any group larger than one, eventually one person or group will inevitably gain power over another.

In that case, I would prefer there is an accountable and restrained system of governance to prevent the excesses of that happening.

So, I think government is a way of stopping other groups imposing their will upon others, and that this power is restricted and held accountable by democracy and other civic institutions.