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1/ The foundation is going in place for what can ultimately become a global, voluntary system that ends up attracting people from all over the world. It will be a part of the Web 3.0 shift, i.e. the spatial web.

2/ When we look at individual components such as governance, currency, economy, commerce, and finance, we can see the tentacles starting to expand. This will continue as new layers are built on top.

3/ The merging with the digital and physical is crucial. While we cannot predict the future with certainty, it is a belief (also held by me) that the present government system is out of date and doomed.

4/ It only makes sense that networks will step in where nations once where. Obviously, we cannot ignore the physical as it is part of biology and we have to be somewhere.

5/ That said, simply basing our existence on our geography is not the future. We see how the digital realm is becoming even more important in our daily lives. It also allows for opportunities never seen before.

This is very deep. We're gonna build and build and build on here without fear.

Interesting Definition, it can be also Digital State, but Network state also feels good for what hive offers as a platform.