Are We Returning to a World of City-States? .@balajis explains how history shows nation-states were “rollups” of once-independent city-states—often consolidated for conscription and taxation. But networked communities today could revive city-state dynamics globally. San Marino: a microstate that survived Italy’s unification—like a historical glitch. • Network States: decentralized communities connected worldwide, healing themselves like Bitcoin when a node goes offline. • Moving between U.S. states has become culturally fraught, exposing ideological divides—especially between California and places like Texas or Miami. #NetworkStates #CityStates #Crypto #Decentralization #TechNews #ThisWeekInStartups

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