The state doesn’t “let itself wither,” it erases its foundations as a tool to reconcile class distinctions.
Why would it erase something that gives those within it power? If the reason it exists is to reconcile class distinctions, it will not bother to erase class distinctions and will in fact work to make sure the justification of its existence is maintained. People with power do not willingly permit the reasons for their power to “naturally dissolve”. If they must, they will manufacture a crisis to justify their continued power.
For one, administration isn’t disappearing. Some positions will wither, perhaps, but production will still be collectively planned. Further, collectivization is economically compelled in systems where public ownership is principle. Your conception of the state making up reasons for its existence isn’t really accurate, it isn’t distinct from the mode of production but thoroughly enmeshed in it and the class struggle.
Why would it erase something that gives those within it power? If the reason it exists is to reconcile class distinctions, it will not bother to erase class distinctions and will in fact work to make sure the justification of its existence is maintained. People with power do not willingly permit the reasons for their power to “naturally dissolve”. If they must, they will manufacture a crisis to justify their continued power.
For one, administration isn’t disappearing. Some positions will wither, perhaps, but production will still be collectively planned. Further, collectivization is economically compelled in systems where public ownership is principle. Your conception of the state making up reasons for its existence isn’t really accurate, it isn’t distinct from the mode of production but thoroughly enmeshed in it and the class struggle.