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We have sent out first batch of admissions and will be sending a second batch (plus putting up a rolling admissions form) shortly.

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if you were @balajis.eth, how would *you* build Network School on top of Farcaster (beyond the obvious FID social graph)? what existing apps, features, tools, frames, etc. would you use? and what not-yet-built apps, features, tools, would you hope NS would prompt?

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I don’t think I ever said the data is low quality. I am just glad you can write a script to analyze the protocol data directly on Farcaster. That alone in a sense means it is not low quality — because it is visible.

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You can come for a few days or a week. Just apply and we will follow up. https://lu.ma/networkschool

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We want every user to have a Farcaster account and every “officially” logged action like a proof-of-workout to correspond to a cast (and/or a micro-NFT being sent). Will write up more, but post has a few more details: https://balajis.com/p/network-school

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Yes, for sure. The Network School is built for remote workers. Cc @commstark who seemed to have the same question.

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Welcome to the Network School. Apply online at ns.com. Doors open on Sep 23, the day after the Network State Conference in Singapore. Full announcement is below. Oh, and everything we're doing is built on Farcaster. I look forward to seeing you there! https://x.com/balajis/status/1824533037780201580

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Context: I often see people use these ideas interchangeably, but they are distinct. China or Dubai has technocapitalism without Western Civilization. More arguably, Medieval Europe had Western Civilization without technocapitalism.

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Is technocapitalism the same thing as Western civilization? https://frame.weponder.io/api/polls/6600

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Opportunity is on the Internet.

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Put it all together: Houthis are winning in the Red Sea. Russia may win in Ukraine. China now has Saudi and Iran. BRICS is expanding. Japan’s economy is hurting. Western Europe is too. Isolationism rising. US troops pushed out of Africa. The emerging picture may not be WW3, but a global pullback of troops.

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Germany out of Mali. https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-military-bundeswehr-pull-out-mali-olaf-scholz/

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French out of Burkina Faso. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-marks-official-end-french-military-operations-its-soil-2023-02-19/

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Surprisingly, Russia seemingly isn’t pinned down in Ukraine. It is moving troops into countries that the US left. https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-04-29/the-us-is-losing-its-battle-in-the-sahel-as-chad-joins-niger-in-demanding-withdrawal-of-military-personnel.html?outputType=amp

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Did you know Western troops are withdrawing from Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad…while Russians and Chinese are moving in?

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Yes, though that’s the opposite of the resource curse. To take that initial oil money and do something with it shows real foresight that many other places didn’t manage.

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The UAE deserves more study. It is technocapitalist. And a top location for global investors. It’s truly a nation of immigrants. Less than 15% Emirati, >85% foreign. It’s in hypergrowth. From 75k to ~10M people in 75 years. It’s like a Mars colony. Built a metropolis from nothing. Very impressive place.

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Internet censorship by neutral platforms. Collusion between goliaths to remove startups from app stores. Manipulation of thought in the name of “AI safety.” Cynical assaults on open source AI and defi. Unholy coordination of government and commercial actors against citizens.

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I like Murtaza. Years ago I thought we had completely different views. But over the last decade I’ve become much more left-libertarian, after seeing naked abuses of corporate power. And he’s become more tech-libertarian, as he’s seen cryptography protect rights when laws can’t. Glad to have him here.

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Move from the two-party system to the N-city system.

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