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The concept of a '''distributed republic''' is that of a fluid [[republic]] consisting of land and citizens scattered across the globe, changing far more frequently than conventional [[nation-states]]. Many of these republics were corporate entities, while others were more loosely connected anarchist communities. The concept is rooted in the [[anarcho-capitalist]], [[dystopian]] [[cypherpunk]] subgenre of [[science fiction]], and was used extensively by novelist [[Neal Stephenson]] in ''[[The Diamond Age]]''. |
The concept of a '''distributed republic''' is that of a fluid [[republic]] consisting of land and citizens scattered across the globe, changing far more frequently than conventional [[nation-states]]. Many of these republics were corporate entities, while others were more loosely connected anarchist communities. The concept is rooted in the [[anarcho-capitalist]], [[dystopian]] [[cypherpunk]] subgenre of [[science fiction]], and was used extensively by novelist [[Neal Stephenson]] in his books ''[[Snow Crash]]'' and ''[[The Diamond Age]]''. |
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The concept of a distributed republic is that of a fluid republic consisting of land and citizens scattered across the globe, changing far more frequently than conventional nation-states. Many of these republics were corporate entities, while others were more loosely connected anarchist communities. The concept is rooted in the anarcho-capitalist, dystopian cypherpunk subgenre of science fiction, and was used extensively by novelist Neal Stephenson in his books Snow Crash and The Diamond Age.
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