The social contract is no different in its form than a typical 17th century slave contract. It's content is not much different either. The basic idea is that an authority figure can sign a binding contract on behalf of people living and not yet born. This is of course legal nonsense of the highest order, but most people accept this as a valid state of affairs. The reason for this is that the state comes with a series of attractive illusions. The most important being the idea that the state will take care of us in times of need. However, the state is in no way able to deliver on all its promises.
Anyone younger than 60 years, living in a typical western welfare state, will be sorely disappointed with the pension and old people care that will be provided. Anyone who cares to look into the state's finances can find this out for themselves, so the reason few people are concerned about this is not for a lack of evidence, but for a lack of desire to see the figures for what they are.
However, some people realize what's going on. They understand that they are paying way more into the system than they will ever get. These people will at first react with horror. They will try to wake people up. Get them to see that drastic changes are needed. But this will not work. Most people will remain wilfully ignorant. They cannot imagine the state defaulting on future promises that are guaranteed by law.
The ones waking up to reality soon realize that they must take matters into their own hands. They start a dismantling process that eventually culminate in their disappearance from the system. The burden on the ones who remain become greater. Some that used to find the social contract agreeable are no longer so sure. They too make the calculation. They too realize that things are unsustainable. They too remove themselves from the system. Pretty soon, the trickle of people leaving the system turn into a stream. The stream becomes a river, and the river becomes a flood.
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