- this article is not about comparing both phenomena
- but about taking best from both worlds
| feature | network states | startup societies |
|---|
| ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| primary basis | digital networks and decentralized tools | extended by physical communities |
| geography | gather around virtual idea | applied to real land |
| governance model | decentralized blockchain-driven | depend on privacy needs of startup society |
| economic system | cryptographic tokens | cryptographic tokens or traditional databases |
| main goal | create digital sovereign entities | innovate on real world systems |
| scale | large, can span global networks | small, can span global networks |
| focus | coordination and community formation | governance and regulatory innovation |
| legal status | could seek legal recognition | can be recognized as special zones |
| examples | daos and blockchains | village, district, area, region |
| long-term aim | seek to establishing physical territories | transform quality of life |