I was talking about a specific period of time (1995–2005) and the city where I grew up, which had a population of more than 200k. During those years, there were no Islamic/Sharia courts, no warlords, and no terrorism. There was only minimal/very limited “administration,” and even that was local to the city. Yes, some clans were larger and others smaller, but in those 10 years there were no major disputes. Besides your insult, many non Somalis also lived there peacefully during that period including my teachers. My point is that this particular time and place could be case study of no centralized state.

I was born and raised in Somalia, so I witnessed firsthand that life can function with little to no state.

When the state collapsed in 1991, everything related to governance fell apart completely. You could find machine guns everywhere, sometimes for free, and even tanks if you wanted.

The first five years were absolute chaos, especially in the main cities, because society went from 100% state control to almost none.

But by the late ’90s and early 2000s, in the city where I grew up, life actually became better than in many places with functioning states.

There was almost no centralized administration, yet the city had one of the best telecommunications networks, excellent doctors, good schools, and remarkable peace. People could walk around with thousands of dollars without fear of robbery, and the high level of freedom.

I am not saying everything was 100% perfect but the lesson learned is that societies, tribes, and individuals can govern themselves and provide state services through private businesses. But the main weakness was that people didn’t have plan for stopping outside interventions, which eventually destroyed and gave rise the current situation.

Yeah same issue with voice calling- you need to join a room no direct call notification.

Keet might be great if they make open source and linked to bitcoin.

Eat meat/ animal based food, sunlight and exercise

Do you do web hosting?

I am using SN as PWA not using browser so how do you adjust?

Very Good

I like it.

Key cause: The artificially low interest rates led to a mismatch between consumer preferences and production plans. Entrepreneurs, encouraged by cheap credit, embarked on numerous long-term projects that required resources. However, when the credit bubble burst, it became clear that many of these projects were not viable, leading to widespread bankruptcies and unemployment.

I think it depends on the relays. There are paid relays that filter inappropriate content and also you can have your own relays only for your students.

No excuse for charging high fees look at Strike, which has very low fees.

Good news but the CoinCorner exchange rate and the trading fee are high not like Strike.

still, it resets back to zero with version 0.4.4.