• this article is not about comparing both phenomena
  • but about taking best from both worlds
  • featurenetwork statesstartup societies
    primary basisdigital networks and decentralized toolsextended by physical communities
    geographygather around virtual ideaapplied to real land
    governance modeldecentralized blockchain-drivendepend on privacy needs of startup society
    economic systemcryptographic tokenscryptographic tokens or traditional databases
    main goalcreate digital sovereign entitiesinnovate on real world systems
    scalelarge, can span global networkssmall, can span global networks
    focuscoordination and community formationgovernance and regulatory innovation
    legal statuscould seek legal recognitioncan be recognized as special zones
    examplesdaos and blockchainsvillage, district, area, region
    long-term aimseek to establishing physical territoriestransform quality of life
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