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"If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him." - John f. Kennedy

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T-14 Days until Genesis Edition closes.

​The Genesis cohort will be the primary visionaries, architects, and operators of the build_republic, forever commemorated by the uniqueness of their Dream.

Mint while you still can.

[Learn Zenon @Learn_Zenon]

Devs have never stopped working on @Zenon_Network

Yet another improvement to the syrius mobile wallet.

[Alpha @alphaxbarry]

Sharing my talk on “Network State Realism”, where I introduce the concept of the *Fifth Estate* as a (IMO) more strategically viable alternative to the network state framework. Link to my supporting essay in reply.

Many thanks to @buildcities @angelo_a_jr and @vdao for hosting.

TALK SUMMARY

1) The network state framework has failed to materialize (and will continue to) because of one flaw: Idealism — too exit focused (doesn’t scale) and politically unrealizable (has no mechanism for legitimacy and recognition)

2) The “Hard Problem” of network states is international law, not tech or community or “pop ups” (those are necessary, but not sufficient)

3) To solve it, we need to create a strong mechanism for legitimacy and recognition upfront.

4) My proposed mechanism is simple: Legitimize the Network—NOT specific network state projects—as a new spatial and legal order.

5) International law is fundamentally about the (re)conceptualization and governance of Space (Schmitt’s “Nomos of the Earth”).

6) The Internet has emerged as a new Space: a planetary spatial order existing in parallel to and unconstrained by nation states.

7) This space is not “no man’s land”. It has been settled by billions, hybridizing national sovereignty and territorial integrity — this settled network is what I call the Fifth Estate.

8) The Fifth Estate is a new power. It is a spatial order, but not yet a legal order. By expanding the legal convention of self determination from sovereign states-only to include the “sovereign” Network, the Fifth Estate can eventually be recognized as a legitimate governance “authority” in the international system.

9) To achieve that, we need a deliberate project of shoring up the coordination and legitimization of the Fifth Estate. We need to build the tech stack (self sovereign ID, digital public infrastructure, etc) and legitimacy stack (policy, advocacy) of the Network. Anything else is fundamentally unserious and LARP.

Read the essay below for a more detailed account of the idea, and reach out if you’re interested in helping bring this vision about.

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There is an alternative path to progress.

One that blends realism, cooperation, and "internationalism" (h/t @VitalikButerin for the term).

Join the assembly of the Fifth Estate.

[build_ @buildcities]

BIP #4 is live on Snapshot for Dreamers to vote on.

This proposal removes the build_dreams supply cap and creates a minting cutoff date of November 5, 2024.

90% of membership proceeds as of cutoff date will be directed to the first city treasury after any obligatory expenses.

Future build_dreams editions would be released on an annual basis pending BIP #4 approval.

Full Snapshot proposal in link below.

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What are Dreams and why are they important for build_republic?

If you ask a resident of any country or city today “what does [city/country] mean to you?”, you’ll get a different answer from each respondent. 

Part of what makes a national or local identity so powerful is that we each get to define and own our vision for the area. 

We each get to contribute what makes that area special.  True ownership begins with our dreams.

When these dreams get built, our legacies become permanently etched in the world for all to see. 

In every city and every country, we are bound by a shared duty to coordinate our ideas, resources, knowledge, and ambitions. Together, we are not just building structures - we are building our dreams.

To honor this philosophy, our membership in the build_republic starts with Dreams - a dynamic multiplayer canvas for minting digital assets. 

This minting mechanism is embedded directly into our platform, fueling not only collaborative creations but also bootstrapping the identity, communities, and build_[city] treasuries for allocating resources into cities across the globe.

90% of all proceeds get reinvested into the cities in the platform as voted on by our members and the Dream also gets you free access to all Building Network States (@buildingtns), exclusive content from this series, voting privileges for adding new cities, a platform to showcase your projects, and access to our internal network for more tailored connections.

Our earliest supporters are the backbone of what makes this possible and we will be factoring this into the protocol design as we grow.

If you'd like to read the full vision of Dreams and where we go from here, follow the link in the next tweet.

Onward 🏗️🏙️

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Come to Brussels for @EthCC

Stay for cloud nation formation with @balajis & company

Etch your attendance on @base with @blocklive_

The path to sovereignty is accelerating.

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3x Panels
2x Firesides
5x Presentations
1x Hackathon
2x Workshops

Across a spectrum of network society topics such as RWAs, crypto-financing, regulation, crowdfunding, regenerative principles, homesteading, and more.

Held on the rooftop of an urban aquaponics farm and co-hosted with @joinvdao

Welcome to the forum @TheRealStone of @gooddollarorg where ideas meet practice.

[Khalon Bridge @KhalonBridge]

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Marc Andreessen was right, software ate the world.

Fast forward to today and we now have approximately 70% of the world online, a digital economy that constitutes 15% of global GDP, and even an entirely new digitally-native asset class in the form of cryptocurrency that commands a $2.5T market cap.

It's the world of bits that brought us here, so where do we go next? Back to the world of atoms...

Translating the world of bits into a world of atoms will require coordination, capital, leverage, and a vision for the future of society.

It's time to build solutions at the intersection of the physical and digital that are not only innovative but also regenerative and antifragile.

@joinvdao & build_republic for the fourth installment of Building Network States on July 8th, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium alongside @EthCC for a full day of panels, networking, and hacking towards this new world.

Speaker lineup continues to grow alongside the following:

David Johnston (@DJohnstonEC)
Vinay Gupta (@leashless)
Stefan Rust (@srust99)
Alpha Barry (@alphaxbarry)
Marc Ziade (@ZiadeMarc)
Griff Green (@griffgreen)
Rob Avis (@rob_5thworld)
Andrej Berlin (@kischiman)
Phil Fogel (@Philfog)
Luca Prosperi (@LucaProsperi)

if you are interested in speaking or facilitating a workshop, please reach out over DM.

Registration link for attendees and hackers in thread below👇

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The upstart torch has been lit for the Space Coast thanks to the vision and will of @SpencerMac101 for inspiring some of the brightest minds both in and out of the region to hack for 48 hours on some incredible projects. 🚀

Hard tech hackathons coming up in @build_htx, @build_lagos, @build_tucson, and Coeur d'Alene next. Stay tuned.

Onwards.

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Build a community by building a fort.

[GitUnion @GitUnion]

What is a product idea that you've always wanted to build?

✍️ in🧵

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Time to bend metal and accelerate the space economy.

Rally point Space Coast, Florida from May 18th - 19th for the Hard Tech Hackathon hosted by @SpencerMac101, @SpaceCoastCRE, and the build_republic.

[GitUnion @GitUnion]

O/H with GitUnion CTO:

"I want users to be able to build at the speed of their ideas"

[build_ @buildcities]

Upgrade the money.
Upgrade the system.
Upgrade our cities.
Unlock an abundance of equity.

Join @Logos_network & the build_republic for a Building Network States (Dubai Edition) gathering during @token2049 on Apr. 18th.

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DELIVER THE MESSAGE

6 continents
58 cities
4 unique items
4 size variants
696 permutations

1 message:

build_[my city]

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The most cutting-edge innovations in the build_republic start with IP.

We're looking for the right person(s) to step up and lead the initiative in creating the best network, practices, and infrastructure for a decentralized IP library.

Apply here 👇
https://t.co/FJO8Abm4Km