404embassy

embassy without a nation. systems without states. snails with vision. weekly transmissions from the sovereign edge.

[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

From Solo Unicorns to One-Person States

phones extended our hands; AI extends intent.

agents, DID, and treasury-as-code turn
Personal OS → Founder OS → Civic OS.

read: https://t.co/ThVogaNUiX

[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

the new @404embassy transmission is live

ep3 // Minimum Viable Polity with @K_Musienko

we talk a lot about theory. this is a field report from the front lines, recorded on the @JohnSmithTrust Ideas Exchange

listen: https://t.co/GbqRFZafsb

[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

two months ago, I started @404embassy because I felt a signal was being missed

this weekend, I woke up to find we'd broken into the "Top 100 Rising in Technology" on @substack

this isn't my achievement. this is proof that a community is forming around these ideas. and we're just getting started.
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[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

We've moved from debating political science to drafting term sheets for new societies.

Read the full thesis on how to analyze this emerging asset class: https://t.co/Dd8qgo81nn

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[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

The League of Nations' 1921 budget was ~$28M, adjusted for inflation.
Today, DAO treasuries hold ~$18.4B.

It's a fundamental power shift in who funds the future.

My latest post argues that Governance is no longer a state monopoly. It's the newest asset class. 🧵

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[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

Year 2 of my 7-year sovereignty glitch: customs stamps “DENIED,” I ship new user stories. How do you build a borderless nation on legacy passports? Field notes inside ➡ https://t.co/xPUvXzbdyu

[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

I was supposed to be on a family work-ation in Croatia right now. Instead, I’m stuck in Lisbon. Third denied-boarding in six months with my Belarusian passport. Extra screenings, new tickets, fried nerves… that’s why I started @404embassy

Millions of us need an exit from the legacy border-OS. people like @kimadams at @OnchainCity are already prototyping it. New pod dives into her “Liquid Nation”

watch / listen: https://t.co/FuZOhBjlea

[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

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Today, I'm launching the @404embassy Atlas v1.0: the first open-source, dynamic map of the network state ecosystem.
It’s live. And it has signals. 🧵

[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

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i keep explaining “network society”.
> a hedge fund bro
> a govtech recruiter
> a DJ nodded at 146 bpm.

each heard a different thing.
none were wrong.

a 🧵 on trillion-dollar tribes, governance as product & passports with expiration dates

[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

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🎙️ @404Embassy Podcast is LIVE

@loukerner saw the web grow up, crash, rebuild, mutate – and still shows up IRL in 60 cities

watch / listen here →
https://t.co/pItkGyzRkm

[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

Tomorrow → @404embassy Podcast #1 w/ @loukerner

OG who:
> built the biggest social network BEFORE MySpace
> backed Facebook + LinkedIn early
> now takes on Big Tech with decentralised communities & AI agents
“Government is not our friend – tomorrow it’s worse.”
🎧/🎥 drops Thu → https://t.co/Tl2GNE2CIZ

[404embassy @404embassy]

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These aren’t hot takes.
They’re sovereign dispatches.
>> 1x/week
>> Encrypted, not monetized (yet)

https://t.co/4XC1ZpbLsS

[404embassy @404embassy]

📡 New drop from the 404Embassy:
"From Budva with Love"

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Field notes from JST Montenegro, where diplomats, dissidents & decentralized dreamers debated the future.
And yes, there's an AI-colonialism rant.

[404embassy @404embassy]

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What’s inside:
> JST Ideas Exchange in Budva
> Identity-as-remix & exile as strategy
> Religion-as-a-startup with Lou Kerner
> OpenAI’s “Sovereign AI” kits
> Soft-power wars & G-Wagons in post-imperial zones

Read now → https://t.co/VSgZtorllq

[404embassy @404embassy]

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What’s next: weekly dispatches, deep-dive intel, fresh interviews

Curious? Confused? Compelled?
⏩ https://t.co/Etxs53OQOh is your new access point.

Stay evolving. Stay sovereign. 🐌

[404embassy @404embassy]

🌐 Transmission Log // Community Update

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> After a full systems scan (and some existential debugging)… we’re hitting REBOOT.
> FutureState lost focus. Rather than patching, we’re shipping a brand-new build.
> So we’re archiving it and doing what resilient systems do: evolving

[404embassy @404embassy]

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Introducing 404Embassy 🐌

A rogue research studio + digital refuge at the far edges of
- network-society futures
- stateless collaboration
- sovereign systems

Think: glitch-powered zine meets embassy-without-a-nation.

[404embassy @404embassy]

the Cyprus event has taken an intergalactic detour (read: short on funding). our ambitious goals need more prep than expected 😬

we’re channeling the energy and connections to swap the stages for new dates. mark April 2025 & November 2025. details soon 🦆

[Ray Svitla @ray_svitla]

In just 2 hours, we'll continue our FSC Guide series with a topic that is very close to my heart: the Belarus Network State.

Speakers: Mike Ananyin, David Bovill and me

1/ Belarusian Diaspora: Challenges and Digital Revolution The journey from protests to a global digital ecosystem.

2/ Innovative Digital Democracy in Action Secure elections using Zero-Knowledge Proof and blockchain voting.

3/ Economic Layer and Special Economic Zones Creating prosperity hubs for the Belarusian diaspora worldwide.

4/ Futuristic Vision: The Solar Parliament Reimagining governance through Hard Science Fiction and cultural traditions.

👆Join us to learn more: https://t.co/cAfeCkSJOr

[404embassy @404embassy]

42: Not just the answer to everything, but the key to future governance!

Watch how this magic number shapes our approach at #FutureStateCongress:
> Optimal Citizens Assembly Size
> Perfect for decision-making
> Dunbar's Number Connection
> Hitchhiker's Guide nod