authoritarian control by consent is, always has been, and always will be an option for whoever does not want to accept responsibilities and would rather have someone else to take on responsibilities. 

zapsammy

I agree, nation states will probably be more akin to service providers in 30 years.....Unless we see total authoritarian control. 

TheWildHustle

i think it's a state of mind. for example, the nym that's typing this right now, on my behalf, is in a state of stacker nation. if the nym says something unacceptable or wrong, i forgive him and make the necessary corrections according to the rules of stacker nation. in bitcoin it's very hard to break the rules in the first place.

"The term 'naturalization' means the conferring of nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means whatsoever."
8 USC § 1101(a)(23)