Network state
An online community aligned enough to act collectively that seeks territory around the world and eventually diplomatic recognition from existing states.
ConceptSources & confidence: Qualified confidence
Checked 19 October 2026 · AI-assisted review
Definition checked against the coiner's own summary.
- The Network State in One Thousand Words
The definition, including crowdfunding territory and seeking diplomatic recognition.
What this check doesn’t establish
- Srinivasan's book of the same name (2022) is not catalogued; the short summary is used as coined_in.
Confidence applies to the scope above, not every claim made by the underlying source. How confidence works
Balaji Srinivasan's term for a country founded like a start-up, with citizens recruited online before any land is held. The essay discusses it, with Próspera and Praxis as attempted prototypes, under the heading of exit.
In the essays
- Neo-Technocracy: Same Dream, Bigger Budget
Read the essay
Sources
- The Network State in One Thousand Words
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- Balaji Srinivasan
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Record history
Catalogue source: knowledge/concepts/network-state.md
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