What is a Network State?

The article presents the network state as a path toward a "crypto-civilization," an alternative to anarcho-tyranny, crypto-anarchy, or Chinese control of the West. A network state is described as a social network with an agreed-upon leader, an integrated cryptocurrency, a definite purpose, a sense of national consciousness, and a plan to crowdfund territory. The text lays out five steps: founding an online community, forming a network union, building trust online and offline, crowdfunding physical nodes such as apartments, houses, and towns, and then digitally connecting those nodes into a territorially dispersed state. It adds that such a state could eventually seek diplomatic recognition as its population and economy grow.