@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

you fight back with guns

but I'd expect this situation to be exceedingly rare among network states since their power isn't due to a monopoly on violence. 

I think it's safe to assume traditional states have more of a tendency towards external violence vs network states built by citizens that freely opt in