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Christopher Cook's avatar

“ those working on catalyzing network states have to be more explicit, more aesthetic, and more evangelistic in relating a moral core.”

As you know, I am intently focused on the moral/philosophical principles that justify our desire for network states and other new types of polities. Interestingly, though, I am sometimes admonished that moral/philosophical principles are precisely what people DON’T want. Most people, I am told, want something more ‘concrete.’

I do not believe this is true, at least not to the degree they say. But I still must acknowledge the fact that they say it.

Thoughts?

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The Society of Problem Solvers's avatar

Beautiful.

America when it was founded had a code, a constitution, and Bill of Rights. It was one nation under God, which gave it a heart, per say.

If Network States are digital countries, as Balaji likes to say, then shouldn't they also have a code? One that is able to be changed, say, by the people? Maybe via a new system of sorts? One that could harness the wisdom of the entire Network?

Good stuff.

-Josh, SOPS

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