“The future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed.”—William Gibson @GreatDismal
The future is already in the brain of the 200 million cryptocurrency holders. They can be better understood as a country, as an alternative community to nation-states.
The future is already in the brain of the 200 million cryptocurrency holders. They can be better understood as a country, as an alternative community to nation-states.
A nation-state citizen doesn’t question the sovereignty of the gov
Doesn’t question the validity of its currency
Doesn’t fathom a world without the TVs and radio stations and notary-publics and certification organisms that make the nation-state what it is.
Doesn’t question the validity of its currency
Doesn’t fathom a world without the TVs and radio stations and notary-publics and certification organisms that make the nation-state what it is.
They wrap their heads around 20th-century country flags.
They can’t fathom the end of the nation-state, just as 1500s-era Europeans couldn’t fathom the end of the omnipotent Catholic Church.
They can’t fathom the end of the nation-state, just as 1500s-era Europeans couldn’t fathom the end of the omnipotent Catholic Church.
None of this is true for blockchain citizens
They get it
They hodl crypto because they don’t trust fiat currencies
They build DAOs because they understand the corporation is on its way to the grave
They insist on smart contracts because how else are we going to trust each other?
They get it
They hodl crypto because they don’t trust fiat currencies
They build DAOs because they understand the corporation is on its way to the grave
They insist on smart contracts because how else are we going to trust each other?
Who do you think they have more in common with, their patriot neighbors or their international crypto siblings? Do you see alternatives to nation-states emerging already?
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