<h2 id="chapter-4-5">Legitimating a Network State</h2>
<h3 id="from-51percent-to-100percent-democracy">From 51% to 100% Democracy&nbsp;<a class="header-anchor" href="https://thenetworkstate-test.com/legitimating-a-network-state#from-51percent-to-100percent-democracy"><svg style="pointer-events: none" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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<ul>
<li>Voting with feet and wallet</li>
<li>All you need to do is show up</li>
<li>Scaling YC and founders beyond elites</li>
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<h3 id="win-and-help-win">Win and Help Win&nbsp;<a class="header-anchor" href="https://thenetworkstate-test.com/legitimating-a-network-state#win-and-help-win"><svg style="pointer-events: none" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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<h3 id="cryptodemocracy">Cryptodemocracy&nbsp;<a class="header-anchor" href="https://thenetworkstate-test.com/legitimating-a-network-state#cryptodemocracy"><svg style="pointer-events: none" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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<h3 id="pledging">Pledging&nbsp;<a class="header-anchor" href="https://thenetworkstate-test.com/legitimating-a-network-state#pledging"><svg style="pointer-events: none" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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This book explains how to build the successor to the nation state, a concept we call the network state.