Introduction: Toward an Anarchist Theory of the State -- I. The State and COVID-19 -- II. Understanding the State -- III. Versions of the Operating System -- IV. Characteristics of the System, 1: Ways and Means -- V. Characteristics of the System, 2: Motivations and Drivers -- VI. Characteristics of the System, 3: Distinguishing: Features and Preferences -- VII. Why Are We against the State? -- VIII. Shaking Off the State -- Conclusion: We Create Our Own Reality -- Notes -- Index.