Very interesting analysis. I think part of the issue with building network states is we are still defining them. I imagine trying to explain our current political process to someone from the middle ages when the Church was the highest authority (example from the 4th turning), a world like ours would just look alien.
With the internet, we can see how digital societies can exist, have their own rules/currency etc, but their capacity to bridge into the IRL and how that looks is where its still a bit murky.
I am excited to see how things develop with NS, it is a very interesting experiment :)
Great work. I am intensely interested in this topic (I read The Network State as soon as it was available), and if I wasn't married with two kids (three next month), I would have applied to be where you are, and I would have kept right on applying until they let me in.
Very interesting analysis. I think part of the issue with building network states is we are still defining them. I imagine trying to explain our current political process to someone from the middle ages when the Church was the highest authority (example from the 4th turning), a world like ours would just look alien.
With the internet, we can see how digital societies can exist, have their own rules/currency etc, but their capacity to bridge into the IRL and how that looks is where its still a bit murky.
I am excited to see how things develop with NS, it is a very interesting experiment :)
1000%! Essay's meant as a snapshot really, fully expect things to evolve :) Likewise excited to be a part of that evolution/definition.
Great having you here, Tanner
Great writing! Thank you for sharing
Outstanding. Thankyou Tanner. I’m so very much looking forward to reading your future writings and creating together w u & other NS’s!
Great work. I am intensely interested in this topic (I read The Network State as soon as it was available), and if I wasn't married with two kids (three next month), I would have applied to be where you are, and I would have kept right on applying until they let me in.
Keep the updates coming.