The Four-Stage Evolution: • Startup Society • Network Union • Network Archipelago • Network State
These stages form the backbone of Balaji’s concise definition: A network state is a highly aligned online community (startup society) with a capacity for collective action (network union) that crowdfunds territory around the world (network archipelago) and eventually gains diplomatic recognition from pre-existing states.
The Four-Stage Evolution:
• Startup Society
• Network Union
• Network Archipelago
• Network State
These stages form the backbone of Balaji’s concise definition:
A network state is a highly aligned online community (startup society) with a capacity for collective action (network union) that crowdfunds territory around the world (network archipelago) and eventually gains diplomatic recognition from pre-existing states.