Quote of Note: Balaji Srinivasan: "A network state is a social network with a moral innovation..."

“A network state is a social network with a moral innovation, a sense of national consciousness, a recognized founder, a capacity for collective action, an in-person level of civility, an integrated cryptocurrency, a consensual government limited by a social smart contract, an archipelago of crowdfunded physical territories, a virtual capital, and an on-chain census that proves a large enough population, income, and real-estate footprint to attain a measure of diplomatic recognition.” - Balaji Srinivasan, in The Network State: How to Start a New Country (2022)