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Philosophy · 2022

The Network State

How to start new countries from your computer through cloud-first communities.

The Network State

by Balaji Srinivasan

My take

The absolute map for the next 100 years of human organization and digital sovereignty.

What is The Network State about?

How to start new countries from your computer through cloud-first communities.

Who should read The Network State?

Community leaders, technologists, and techno-optimists.

Key ideas from The Network State

  • Online first, physical second
  • Crowd-founding for land
  • Verifiable on-chain governance.

Is The Network State worth reading?

A visionary roadmap for the next 100 years of human organization.

How to apply the ideas in The Network State

Do not read it as a collection of quotes. Choose a live problem in your work, return to the thesis, and test one idea in context. The value is in the friction between Balaji Srinivasan’s argument and the constraints of your own situation.

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