"network state" meaning in All languages combined

See network state on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: network states [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Balaji Srinivasan in The Network State (2022). Head templates: {{en-noun}} network state (plural network states)
  1. (neologism) A hypothetical community of common interest on the Internet that digitally crowdfunds physical territory around the world, eventually becoming large enough to be legally recognized as a sovereign entity. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Micronationalism

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