May 18, 2023 /Lifestyle/ –The phrase “sowing wild oats” is thought to have originated in the 16th century. It is a metaphor for engaging in reckless or promiscuous behavior, especially during youth. The phrase is often used to excuse or explain such behavior, as if it were a natural part of growing up. Continue reading
A ‘network state’ is ideologically aligned but geographically decentralised. The people are spread around the world in clusters of varying size, but their hearts are in one place.
In June 2022 Balaji Srinivasan, former chief technology officer of the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange, published an ebook entitled The Network State: How To Start a New Country. It is the latest in a flurry of utopian visions by self-styled digital visionaries, crypto believers and web 3.0 evangelists who are lining up to declare the death of the traditional concept of countries and nationhood.