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@mert How about Special Economic Zones for them x.com/balajis/status…?

random thought why don't some trillion dollar companies like google/apple start their own nation states? they already have more GDP than most countries, buy land, negotiate diplomacy, set up a no-tax zone for people to start new startups that contribute to the company etc

L2beat would be the appropriate comparison because Balaji has laid out specific steps to go from startup society -> network state, and each one could be ranked and evaluated by their stage. A zkcensus would be an important way to rank them, ofc.

L2beat for network states & network societies

A Solana network state could use zkpassport to conduct a zkcensus to privately prove membership solanazkcensus.vercel.app

zkcensus for a solana network state solanazkcensus.vercel.app

@drydenwtbrown would you find this useful for praxis?

another version basezkcensus-2il4.vercel.app github.com/kcnnn/basezkce…

a zkcensus for a base network state …sport-and-base-verificatio.vercel.app

@romanhelmetguy History is written by losers.

The average ancient historian led troops, tutored a prince, governed a province, advised a king, made a fortune, fell from favor, was exiled, and buried 7 of their 10 children. The average modern historian passed a few tests then wrote a book on their laptop next to their cat.

@XenBH @base @balajis a Base Network State census could be done with @zkpassport and signing a tx in Base app, like this: (just hit simulate for now) …sport-and-base-verificatio.vercel.app More info could be validated while remaining private, could be useful for content creators, sybil resistance, undoxxed kyc etc

Could @base become a network state? Yes, I think so. Let me explain. First, what is a network state? It’s basically a decentralized country. This is @balajis's definition: “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 onchain census that proves a large enough population, income, and real estate footprint to attain a measure of diplomatic recognition.” Let’s go through each component with respect to Base. A social network? Yes, Base is absolutely a social network. Just open the @baseapp and you’ll see what I mean. A moral innovation? Yes, Base has a defined and distinct set of core beliefs: “ownership unlocks creativity”, “open beats closed” and “global is the default” to name a few. A sense of national consciousness? Yes, there is a genuine sense of community where people feel part of something bigger than themselves. A recognized founder? Yes, this is @jessepollak, supported by great leaders throughout the community. A capacity for collective action? Yes, in fact this is an understatement. Base ships. Just look at what’s been built so far. An in-person level of civility? Yes, I would say our in-person events are pretty civilized! An integrated cryptocurrency? Yes, the ticker is ETH! A consensual government limited by a social smart contract? Not yet but Stage 1 Decentralization is a big milestone in this direction. An archipelago of crowdfunded physical territories? Not yet, but we’re rapidly bringing on Country Leads and Ambassadors to establish and grow Base’s presence all around the world. A virtual capital? Yes, this is being built and it’s the @baseapp! It’s where the network will gather, authenticated by onchain login and crypto credentials. A onchain census that proves a large enough population, income, and real estate footprint? Not yet but getting there. Over 8 million people viewed Base's New Day 1 Live Stream - that’s about the population of Switzerland. The economy has millions of unique wallets and the total income of the base chain and the apps built on it is already in the billions. That’s enough to fund a pretty significant real estate footprint! A measure of diplomatic recognition? No. We’re not at that stage yet. But with sufficient growth and time it’s possible. It wasn't long ago that most governments thought bitcoin was a joke. Now the United States is adding it to their national reserve. So there you have it. I believe Base is on its way to becoming a network state and that together, we’re building a new country. Personally, I find that quite motivating!

New construction shouldn't include footpaths. Just lay grass, let people trample the most efficient routes, then go back and pave those.

Architects and artists cracked the outrage algo decades before online edgelords figured it out, but it’s the same playbook and it pays.

using zkpassport to make a zk-census for network states and startup societies

@mert @truflation did something approaching this with @levelsio truflation.com/blog/truflatio…

this is fun and interesting creator ETFs i) your fav CT person creates index fund of tokens, say ZEC, SOL, BTC, some shitcoin and mints their ETF shares ii) you buy their ETF shares if you think the person is a good decision maker iii) depending on how the ETF does, you can finally know if a given personality is a sound investor or a LARP iv) also useful for when friends ask you what to buy, they can just buy your ETF v) assuming the ETF does well, it also provides steady source of flows to the underlying and helps the defi ecosystem vi) transparency for the coins is built in since you can see CAs and all details by default if I were to make a mert ETF (it would basically just hold SOL and ZEC + some amount of BTC, HYPE and SOL DeFi) — would that be interesting?

@ZKPassport is so cool