Network States
Discuss network states and startup societies
Sebastian W
@sebastianw.eth
GenZ in Nepal just appointed the new PM via a Discord vote - you are not bullish enough #NetworkStates
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Josh | The Blockchain Socialist
@tbsocialist
i keep getting ppl trying to tell me that network states are not neocolonial so gonna leave this here
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🌹 Zach Harris 🥀
@zachharris.eth
🏴 Tomorrow is 9/11 What’s trending in the news today is yet another reminder of how horrible people can be to each other. I remember the bodies jumping out of the towers on the TV - they’ve been permanently etched in my mind - have haunted me for many years. My dad’s company had their on premise servers in the basement of the World Trade Towers (before CDNs and distributed systems were a thing) and it shuttered shortly after the towers went down because there were zero off premises redundancies. Interestingly, decentralized physical infrastructure was an outcome of disaster planning from Black Swan events like this one. Ironically, I think one of the cofounder of Akama was on one of the planes that went down. The entire Kantor Fitzgerald office lost 99% of its team on that day. A former colleague lost her uncle on that day too. Even Pete Davidson‘s dad died as a firefighter trying to rescue people. Today I fear we’ve never healed from one of the darkest chapters in US history. In a world of relativism and a loss of objectivity in truth, our collective memory through storytelling, can create a form of proof of experience in a permissionless sense. Are there any world trade tower personal connection attestations? Make tomorrow brighter again. 🌈
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Leo
@leonard
I'm happy to share that @dabit3 (@eigencloud), Muriel Médard (Optimum/MIT) and @be1garat (@zksync) will speak at "The Sovereign Stack for Network States" - the curated event I'm hosting together with @onchaingrowthguy & SurgeDAO in Marina Bay Singapore on September 29th. I want to personally thank them for the enthusiasm they’ve shown since day one about this initiative. I look forward to being on stage with them. The event aims to help growing awareness around @balajis.eth 's Network State movement: the era of sovereign internet communities is here. 🔗 Lu.ma: https://luma.com/zbqlj5et More speakers and panels will be announced soon.
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Nandit Mehra
@nanditmehra
Elon saying government is unfixable, at all-in summit is bullish for network states ! https://youtu.be/qeZqZBRA-6Q?si=Qty5idjObJgbPknv&t=114
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Marwan ♋️
@marwan1337
This idea is in the general theme that decentralization will win out over centralization long-term with the capabilities of the Internet and blockchain and other technologies if they are used correctly.
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Leo
@leonard
I'm organizing a side event before the Network State Conference on the 29th Sep in Marina Bay: The Sovereign Stack for Network States. If you are interested in being a speaker/sponsor or contribute shoot a DM to me.
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balajis
@balajis.eth
Yes, crypto networks are funded in part by the lottery economy. But so are state governments. https://x.com/balajis/status/1803401058460606480?lang=en
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Ray Svitla
@ray-svitla
> code is law >> borders are buggy UX >>> reputation is your passport
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Ray Svitla
@ray-svitla
GM builders Just dropped a new piece on what I'm calling "The Governance Stack." It reframes the nation-state as a legacy OS and outlines a composable, forkable model for its replacement. Think of it as a Schelling Point for those of us actually building the components of new societies: https://embassy.svit.la/p/governance-stack
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Ray Svitla
@ray-svitla
the state's monopoly on governance is over. the multi-trillion dollar market for sovereignty is finally open for investment. the proof is in the data: the "Trust Recession" is a quantifiable market failure. when 44% of OECD citizens distrust their state, it creates a vacuum. this vacuum is the single greatest market opportunity of our lifetime. capital will flow to new systems. this is the thesis.
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Ray Svitla
@ray-svitla
Home is a protocol. It’s a set of rules, interfaces, and agreements that provide security and opportunity. The crucial question is, who do you trust to write the code for your protocol?
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Nandit Mehra
@nanditmehra
Solid lineup of recent network state videos by @balajis.eth with saylor, vitalik, jcal, hemanthM, etc. Gives so much new perspective and clarity
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Leo
@leonard
Big thing incoming. My DMs are open to anyone interested in organizing core side events that will help the Startup Societies and emerging Network States movement grow.
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balajis
@balajis.eth
Come to Singapore on October 3. ns.com/conference2025
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