The Network State Book
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The Network State Book
A new book on starting new countries. Available on Kindle and for free at thenetworkstate.com.
Update - July 4, 2022
The Network State is now out and it's a WSJ bestseller! You have three options if you want to read it:
View it for free online at thenetworkstate.com
Download a PDF
Or get it on Amazon if you want the Kindle version
Think of this as a v1. We plan to release hardcover and Audible editions with significant updates. If you want to be notified when these come out, put in your email below:
I've been quiet for a while because we've been pulling together a book. It's called The Network State, it's coming out on July 4, 2022, and it's now available for preorder on Amazon.
As of this writing it's #5 on Amazon Kindle globally (!) as a preorder, which is pretty cool. We will be releasing paperback and Audible versions eventually. And if we get to #1 on Amazon Kindle, we'll also do a commemorative NFT, as discussed in this fun little thread.
What should you do?
You can preorder the book here.
If that doesn't work on mobile, try logging into Amazon on a desktop browser. The book should be there.
Optionally, you can then drop your ENS name (like
yourname.eth) into this thread. We'll use it if we send an NFT.
By the way, why might you need to use a desktop browser? Because Amazon and Apple can't agree on fees, so the Amazon iOS app doesn't allow people to buy ebooks. Silly, I know.
The Tweets
Check out what Twitter is saying about The Network State:
You can read it online at thenetworkstate.com or buy it here.
The Network State Book
Building off the work in this book and Balaji's theories about the pseudonymous economy of the future, I wrote about pseudonymity in the alt-lit space and what it can do for avant-garde novelists: https://www.decentralizedfiction.com/p/online-pseudonymity-and-the-post
The most interesting logical human behavior/interaction with governments/realities conversation I have heard in my life is your conversation with Tom Bilyeu. I have been saying the same things to my friends for years. I thought there was still hope until the covid printing fest. If you are in SG Sept 14-18 it would be interesting to talk.