Network States

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He’s kindly agreed to do an AMA. Reply with your questions. :)

Beyond the real-world challenges of building a network state, what is the most significant criticism you've encountered regarding the ideas presented in 'The Network State' book, and why?

Open-mic comic who reads too much about network states. Find my clips on seemore.tv/stevlesh

I’ll answer dozens (hundreds?) of FAQs and reviews in the next iteration of The Network State.

I think the strongest criticism isn’t about diplomacy or roads or anything like that. It’s actually the realization that we’ll need to build a new community to do this, sort of what global crypto was to SV tech.

Meaning: global crypto & SV tech are about as overlapping as Redmond & SV, as desktop & internet. They are overlapping but also quite distinct.

I’ve realized that SF/CA/US maximalists need to take their worldview to scenario end & actually see their state fail before they switch. Meanwhile, we build a new community.

Ahh, that last point hits home for me because I think it's a big reason why it's frustrating to chat about this with friends and family. Most agree with the ideas in your book, but they're just not motivated enough to act on it until they witness the state actually failing.