The Network State with Balaji Srinivasan 

Timestamps! 0:00 - Introduction 2:40 - Nation vs state 15:13 - Constants becoming variables 16:49 - The cloud continent 20:52 - The three leviathans 31:11 - Digital power 38:50 - The identity stack 55:28 - Cloud first, land last 58:08 - Diplomatic recognition 1:04:30 - Root access to land 1:09:35 - Calibrating risk as society 1:19:40 - Regulatory harmonization 1:32:03 - Polycentric law 1:38:54 - Building fast with atoms 1:43:07 - Looking to history 1:46:18 - Founding vs inheriting 1:55:31 - The one commandment 2:23:16 - The powerful vs powerless 2:34:58 - The competition for people 2:40:10 - Historical lines 2:49:13 - v3 of governance

Gotta love a 3 hour Balaji Interview.

This is the degree of knowledge from which the mass majority of distractions seek to keep you distracted

The massive blue border on the video is unnecessary. Just do full screen video.

Steph does such a great job hosting these. So smart and such insightful questions. Quickly becoming one of my favorites.

WE need a part 2. Another 8 hour interview at least 😆

3 hours is piece of cake for Balaji. You should see his Lex interview. He had more energy after 8 hours. Total Chad! (And a brilliant mind)

What a great Sunday morning run show. The trivial ideas are often the most profound. 2:21:00

It'd be nice if the charts Balalji showed remained on screen for a lot longer.

A network state, that can be unplugged at anytime by some ISP does not sound like a secure idea. It sounds totalitarian.

Steph is an excellent interviewer. Didn’t know you were on a16z until Sam Parr mentioned it this week.

His vision reflects clarity!

One of my favourite episodes. Stephanie, you’re a great host!

Met him in 2015 which is how I got into Web3

🔥🔥 this was great

That's so inspiring. Thank you.

A triviality as far as the broader discussion is concerned, but does anyone know what successor to LinkedIn they’re referring to in the video?

Great interview, she really let him talk.

Are there 'network state' communities or a list of different 'network state' communities on a website somewhere (based on values, behaviours etc?) Anythin on reddit or meetup or something?

Dark room steph is such a vibe

please have balaji on at least once a year to provide a yearly update

Wow. These ideas and frameworks make so much sense.

smartest man ive ever heard

I have purely practical question. What will happen if one citizen of network state kills the other? What sort of investigation, regulation, punishment happen, who does it, etc etc

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Balaji is one of the most based human beings alive

I love this netizen

can you share the link regarding hair pigmentation evidence, shared by balaji ?

great interview. nice job

It's lit. 🎉

Nice video, and for the record the US has never been simply a nation of immigrants especially since both Native Americans nor African Americans were never immigrants and their forfathers did NOT come to the US "for a better life" in many respects they WERE the better life for others

I hope brilliant goes without saying when I'm dealing with a16z. I get the sense that you're very enthusiastic and I think that's really terrific.

I'm two thirds of the way through listening, and I think he's making me doubt established institutions in a way that Fox News pundits never could. Fox trots out a bunch of brainless grievances and bogus conspiracy theories and it only raises my defenses. This guy, however, is actually examining incentive structures, freedom of action, etc., and making a rational case as to why regulatory agencies, for example, have problematic aspects. Make no mistake, the established institutions, the "mainstream," are still the best we have, but we can do better and he's discussing some of the ways we might get there.

1. Odd how such a high end audio et up generates such poor sound quality. The gues is almost inaudibale in some parte. 2. Drop the frame.

I like this video Balaji but wen airdrop

Why is the video frame smaller than the video window? Is Balagi hiding something and doesn't want us to get too close? And why do the background frame elements move slightly? Super weird.

love steph

Hindus don't belive in many gods. Get your facts right balaji. Hindus believe in one god. There are just different deities and forms god has taken so you can relate to him in the form that best fits with you. 27:45

Balaji oru like podunga

This concept of a so-called ''network state'' is a more actualized take while a complete copycat of the Walden Two - a utopian novel written by behavioral psychologist B. F. Skinner, first published in 1948. Silicon Valley is obsessed with psychology; every single SV founder dreams to implement Walden Two at all cost.

starts to sound like a crazy person talking about steroids and vaccines and shit @ 1:23:16 for the love of god JUST EAT CORRECTLY ITS NOT THAT HARD. WORK OUT TOO

"Hey Balaji", do you think we got plastic right? Was the micro-plastic in all our balls worth it?

I would love to see a network state created in my lifetime, and watch it fail miserably!

"It's founder led" Dude just say you want dictatorships