Patri Friedman

Yep!

How would you "move beyond" borders then? In terms of protocol design, there's not a lot of difference from an individual restricting access to their property and a nation state restricting their border

In both cases, the optionality of invitation is what creates mutual respect between agent & state

It's a zero-sum game in a way that personal property isn't. We haven't yet figured out how to manufacture more territory, attempts like seasteading notwithstanding.

I don't think it is. The more nations there are, the more opportunity for diversity, and the more value each nation gets from openness. We think we need mega-armies of super-powers for internal freedom, but with the right balance of incentives we could have much more competition

cc @patrissimo

No borders means no systems and no diversity. There is a thermodynamic metaphor where a system can only exist with a border, and if you take down all borders, you get heat death. To have a diversity of political systems requires strong borders between them.