131 - Rise of the Network State | Balaji Srinivasan
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The Network State explores ideas surrounding digital communities and the future of how we coordinate as a species. A startup society fosters the emergence of network unions, which evolve into a network archipelago—eventually calcifying into the network state.
As we muse about the fate of human systems, we explore mental models for understanding the digital revolution and how we can allow coordination to thrive.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
6:19 Common Denominators
8:50 Micro vs. Macro History
15:15 The Network State
19:05 Online Communities
23:50 Nation vs. The State
36:20 Why A Nation State
40:18 The One Commandment
1:02:44 Being Inside the Network State
1:08:00 Bankless x the Network State
1:13:38 What’s the Incentive?
1:19:30 Violence’s Role
1:33:48 Non-Wealthy Critique
1:38:53 Everyone Joins the Network State
1:44:20 Network State Action Items
1:48:46 Closing & Disclaimers
RESOURCES
Balaji
https://twitter.com/balajis
The Network State
https://thenetworkstate.com/
Dashboard
https://thenetworkstate.com/dashboard
Vitalik’s Review
https://vitalik.ca/general/2022/07/13/networkstates.html#what-is-a-network-state
One Commandment
https://thenetworkstate.com/the-one-commandment
FDIC Insured Bank Charts & Fintech Tweets
https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1351068210930601984