Why “State” is being discussed
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I heard that's why Washington state was chosen. Close to tech talent (Microsoft was there) and fewer people living there than other tech-heavy states such as California, so the…
by antaviana · Oct 31, 2026
That's the problem, though. One of my books costs more than $100 USD and that's even on the cheaper side, and as you rightly point out, I had zero choice or saying in the pricin…
by jonathanstrange · Oct 31, 2026
This is a good sentiment but wrong idea. The natural state of the world is everyone copies everything. This is hugely beneficial once something is discovered/created. Copyr…
by snapplebobapple · Oct 31, 2026
He's still on social media. He just wants a better bullhorn for his own position. "Around the same time, "Crypto Twitter" was spiraling into a mood that I saw described as "fina…
by Animats · Oct 31, 2026
In which country? The US is an aggressive total surveillance state that executes people in the street and gives out 30 year sentences for people who didn't even show up at a pro…
by vkou · Oct 31, 2026
> Around the same time, "Crypto Twitter" was spiraling into a mood that I saw described as "financial nihilism": roughly, that the natural end state of blockchains is gambling,…
by AlexCoventry · Oct 31, 2026
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State most commonly refers to:State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country Nation state, a state where the majority identify with a single nation Constituent state, a political subdivision of a state Federated state, constituent states part of a federation State of nature, a concept within philosophy that describes the way humans acted before forming societies or civilizations Read more on Wikipedia