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This is American Anarchy vs Chinese Control. American Anarchy is the superposition of left- and right-libertarianism, taken to their extremes. We are all equal and you ain't the boss of me. So no one is in charge, and everything is in chaos. America is all about consent, and also no one consents. Chinese Control is the opposite. It's the total integration of nation, state, and network into one collectivist whole. Roughly 96% of people of Han Chinese descent are now governed by the communist one party-state and organized by apps within the Chinese network. China is all about cooperation, and also everyone better cooperate. A useful goal is to carve out an Internet Intermediate, which is about consensual cooperation. Combine the voluntarism of the West with the cooperation of the East. If we had many different jurisdictions, you could sign a social smart contract prior to entering a jurisdiction that limited the power of both digital and physical government. You then abide by it so long as you're within that jurisdiction, or exit it by leaving. This balances consent with cooperation. You opt in to constraints. From late 2021: https://t.co/9P5OFXMk3n