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If you prefer YouTube, here's the Network State podcast episode with Stacy Herbert (@stacyherbert): youtu.be/D2vKR7jUBvY?si…

The first startup country has a tech founder as CEO.

While the US and EU are paralyzed by bureaucracy, El Salvador is optimizing for speed. Stacy Herbert details the pivot from pervasive gang warfare to bitcoin, AI, and robotics laws. 0:57 - El Salvador is bitcoin country 7:23 - Bukele has the soul of a tech founder 9:40 - Building capital markets on bitcoin 12:17 - Charity is dependency, investment is independence 14:07 - The war on gangs 26:51 - Bitcoin, AI, and robotics laws 29:04 - Citizenship in El Salvador 32:14 - Attracting digital nomads with 0% tax 34:51 - Reaction to money printing and drugs 39:25 - We have a leader with a clear vision 44:49 - Don't trust, verify

A second passport is now more important than a first home.

Political risk is technical risk. The state is a platform. If the OS fails, the app fails. Cory Levy and Balaji discuss where the ambitious should go. 0:26 Easier to start Netflix than reform Blockbuster 3:09 Denial in the United States 9:44 Dollar inflation is global taxation 13:41 The US passport has dropped out of the top 10 17:57 Talent pipelines: where should talent shift to? 21:59 Talent calibrates by going outside the US 24:05 The major opportunity for talent 28:18 Second passport > your first home 37:15 Next rules-based order is the code-based order 38:36 What will be the next thing you do? (Balaji)

For those who prefer Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=sDHtc2…

Printing the cloud to the land.

The next evolution of SaaS is Society as a Service. Cursor is proving the demand for physical connection by converting local cafes into power user hubs. Ben Lang explains the logistics of materializing a digital network. 0:21 - Story of Cursor popups 3:04 - Users want to connect with each other 4:56 - Convincing cafes to host popups 7:39 - Popups are the new startups 9:02 - From popups to permanents 11:51 - Society-as-a-Service 13:22 - Inviting the top 1% of users

For those that prefer YouTube, here's the Network State podcast episode with Ben Lang (@benln): youtu.be/kOuVIoRbOfE?si…

Revolutions are hostile takeovers. They are sold as liberation but usually deliver extreme regimentation.

Political systems actually reboot when a parallel hierarchy renders the legacy stack obsolete. Kamil Galeev joins the podcast to reverse engineer the history of power. 2:22 People think revolution ends in freedom 4:50 Revolution as a hostile takeover 8:58 Beyond feudalism: medieval republics 16:21 The Sun King's parallel institutions 23:03 Complete breakdown leading to innovation 25:33 The art of not noticing things 30:07 Stalin was a citational priest 31:24 The surprising bureaucracy of Soviet terror 42:20 Russian crash vs Chinese reform in 1990s 49:35 Dragon's hoard mentality ruined Russian privatization

For those who prefer YouTube, here's the Network State podcast episode with Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani): youtube.com/watch?v=TiOCJs…

A typical day at NS for @byornoste

Building the Base Network State.

And if you prefer YouTube, here's the Network State podcast episode with David Friedberg (@friedberg). youtube.com/watch?v=_ca7vM…

THE FRACTAL FRONTIER When David Friedberg visited Network School, we talked about how the next frontier might not be in the West. Perhaps it's actually on the Internet. Perhaps what comes next is the fractal frontier. 4:14 - The fractal frontier 7:45 - Network vs state 12:16 - The state as a metaorganism 19:50 - They always want more 29:40 - America was built on rugged individualism 34:50 - FDR as the least-bad communist dictator 40:47 - In the West, network > state 48:10 - Consensual moderation 53:12 - Saving the American empire? 59:34 - No reindustrialization without deregulation 1:16:24 - How China sees things 1:28:21 - Ascending and descending world 1:37:37 - Getting ready for the reboot

New season of the Network State podcast! This one features David Friedberg, Ben Horowitz, Bryan Johnson, and Andrew Huberman. We talk with authors, founders, intellectuals, and governments from around the world about passing pro-tech policies and building startup societies.

After the trade war, China rerouted trade away from America towards other countries. The US actually got down[1] to 15% of Chinese exports, so China wasn’t fully dependent on the US market. Some would argue that’s a win/win — China just exports goods to other countries, and America builds up its homegrown manufacturing. Similarly, after the talent war, India is rerouting talent away from America and towards other countries. The US actually has only ~17% of the Indian diaspora[2], so Indians aren’t fully dependent on the US market. Some would also argue that’s a win/win — India just exports talent to other countries, and America builds up its homegrown talent. Where do they go? The #1 destination for Indian talent may shift to the UAE and the Middle East more generally, while the #2 could be Singapore. A global rerouting of talent flows.

Just spent the morning with my old boss and sparring partner @balajis at his new city state experiment right outside Singapore Honestly in awe of what he's building here (pics in thread) It seems crazy to attempt to build a new society / state, but looks like its working - 300 builders from 100+ countries, vibe is great, everyone's building something and comparing notes, sharing ideas, forming teams If you're a builder or a small team, this feels like a great place to lock in for days/weeks/months. Like SF, but without the needles and grime I'm long the Network State