How do we get the first network state with diplomatic recognition? We’ll need a pipeline of hundreds, perhaps thousands of startup societies.
Fortunately, there are already 20+ such societies today. So we set up a little dashboard to track them:
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Yes, it's a 1000:1 bet to turn a startup society into a network state, to build a mere online community into something with 1M+ people, $1B+ in assets, swaths of crowdfunded territory, & diplomatic recognition.
But maybe that just means going from 20 startup societies to 1000…
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The concept of going from startup society to network state could eventually provide a new path to power for politicians. They won't need to wait till they're 70+ to lead.
They can become president of a startup society today and start recruiting netizens. There *is* precedent…
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When we get there, wouldn’t it also lead to corporations becoming their own network states?
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Straight out of Neal Stephenson books, this is wild to see happening
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Your tool isn't just tracking progress; it's charting our collective journey from 20 to 1000+ startup societies, turning the improbable into the inevitable. Here's to the audacity of redefining governance in the digital era. Each step is a leap towards a sovereign digital future.
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I think you also need offensive (hypersonic missiles) and defensive (iron dome) capabilities.
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This is great, but the response I always have to these ideas is "what problem is this solving better than the alternatives?" For start up states, how the founders answer that question is vital. I humbly suggest that the text answer should be part of the description in the list.
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I have a problem with the fundamental premise. Why does having many of these help? If I’m a member of Afropolitan why would I want to become a network state with Telosa? Why wouldn’t one massive value aligned startup society be more helpful than having a thousand smaller ones?
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Afropolitan is creating a Digital Nation to enable all Africans to build abundant lives.
Instead of the Land of Opportunity, we propose the Network of Abundance: Abundance of Tools, Abundance of Opportunity, Abundance of Joy.
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@balajis
Checking out seeds. But how is this any different from an asset backed security that hedge funds trade. Isn't this all crypto under different names?
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Best path for existing networks to adapt to network state thinking? Seems like there’s a lot of potential in existing groups vs new ones that would have awareness as a big barrier to entry
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