30: The Network State and the Future of Civilization // Luis Cuende

Our guest for today is Luis Cuende from Nation3, who is ready to share his knowledge and insight on network city related topics. In this episode, we will cover the Nation3 manifesto, their progress, their activities in the network state space, the network cities, and the future of human civilization. Nation3 is a new nation state on the cloud. Nation3 is a sovereign cloud nation that is building a community of like-minded people to create a nation on the cloud. The Nation3 DAO aims to gather together the builders, creators, and artists that are reimagining nation states. If you want to learn more about Nation3 and their manifesto, you can visit their website at Nation3.org.

Time-Stamped Show Notes:

• 2:33 Luis explains what Nation3 is all about.
• 3:22 @Memebrains talks a bit about the concept of a network state and the strength of an online community.
• 5:43 Creating internal economies and a strong governance process are just one of the steps for Nation3 to achieve critical mass and go to that next level.
• 8:45 For Luis, a network state doesn’t need a million people to make it work. It only needs productive members that create value for the online community.
• 9:57 There is a tool in Nation3 that measures engagement and makes people more engaged with the community.
• 11:13 Luis differentiates a Cloud Nation with a Network States.
• 13:03 Part of the vision for Nation3 is to have a better system of law.
• 15:04 Luis talks about why he started his manifesto with the discussion of war and civilization’s bloody past.
• 19:16 The discussion shifts to the future of a network state and its interaction with the traditional nation states.
• 22:40 Having an education system within a network state is extremely vital for Luis.
• 29:17 In his manifesto, Luis mentions that Bitcoin is going to be the global currency of the future.
• 31:18 Luis does not believe that there will only be a single global currency and that individual currencies will disappear.
• 32:22 @Memebrains discusses the issue of a stablecoin being tied to a centralized currency.
• 35:38 According to Luis, stablecoin has a place in the world but he admits that a stablecoin pegged to the dollar is not very ideal.
• 37:44 Luis gives his insight and prediction on when a digital community can finally be recognized as a country.
• 39:45 Nation1 consists of kingdoms and feudal lords, Nation2 has free markets and democracy, while Nation3 is abandoning the current monolithic system and making it better. Luis explains the definition of Nation 1, 2, & 3.
• 44:13 Final words from Luis for people interested in cloud nation.

Key Points from the Interview:

1. “I agree that the current implementation of stablecoins pegged to the dollar is definitely not the most ideal thing.”
2. “I think citizens shouldn’t be scared of their state, I think the state should be scared of its citizens.”

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