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Geopolitics & Empire
Sterlin Lujan: Cyberstates, Network States, & Digital Parallel Societies
Feb 13, 2025
Sterlin Lujan, founder of Polis Labs and author of "Dignity & Decency," explores the intriguing shift towards network states and digital parallel societies. He discusses how centralized power fuels societal despair and proposes alternative governance models. Lujan emphasizes the importance of grassroots innovations, like community currencies and new economic metrics such as 'gross domestic happiness.' He also critiques traditional diplomatic recognition, advocating for decentralized and tech-enabled governance structures as solutions for a fragmented world.
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- The podcast emphasizes the urgent need for individuals to resist centralization of power and seek to build parallel societies reflecting their values.
- A crisis of meaning in contemporary society necessitates awakening individuals to reconnect and foster community amid feelings of isolation and nihilism.
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Concerns about Consolidated Power
There is a growing concern regarding the consolidation of power among elite groups and organizations aiming to implement a form of technocracy. Key entities like the World Economic Forum and Bilderberg meetings are seen as facilitating this push toward centralized control, often referred to as fascism or corporatocracy. This centralization is exemplified in the involvement of influential tech leaders who are blending corporate interests with governmental policies. The shift in power dynamics poses risks to the middle class and could usher in neo-feudal systems, prompting a call for urgent resistance and awareness of these developments.
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