Yes, this really does seem to be the trajectory we’re being nudged toward. It’s also why there’s such a push to co-opt the language of “libertarianism.” Leftist libertarians have long pointed out that anarcho-capitalism tends to collapse into digital feudalism, not greater freedom.
It’s especially revealing how Network States are still being marketed as utopian and “decentralized,” yet the fine print keeps expanding by proponents’ own admission: military outsourcing, infrastructure control, surveillance layers… Funny how decentralization always seems to stop short of actual power.
I wrote about this in my latest piece, especially the deeper epistemic flaw at the core of the Network State idea. Curious how long the so-called libertarians will keep missing that their dream version of freedom can’t survive the architecture they’re cheering for.
Yes, this really does seem to be the trajectory we’re being nudged toward. It’s also why there’s such a push to co-opt the language of “libertarianism.” Leftist libertarians have long pointed out that anarcho-capitalism tends to collapse into digital feudalism, not greater freedom.
It’s especially revealing how Network States are still being marketed as utopian and “decentralized,” yet the fine print keeps expanding by proponents’ own admission: military outsourcing, infrastructure control, surveillance layers… Funny how decentralization always seems to stop short of actual power.
I wrote about this in my latest piece, especially the deeper epistemic flaw at the core of the Network State idea. Curious how long the so-called libertarians will keep missing that their dream version of freedom can’t survive the architecture they’re cheering for.
https://open.substack.com/pub/dianoiaprotocol/p/network-states-and-truth?r=480qnq&utm_medium=ios