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.