@balajis.eth what happens to a so called network "state" when guys with guns show up? violence is what defines the line between a country and a country club, no? ofc one can point to places like singapore but these are the historical exception, not the rule

the Hobbesian state of nature is not irrelevant, but it's a narrow view of the future of international relations. possible alternatives:

1. defense becomes a thin layer of the state stack you buy a la carte
2. modern technology creates sovereign individuals/small groups
3. economic power creates de facto protection

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what you call narrow is in fact the default across all of human history. believing the future will be different requires a radical theory as to why