I’ve been working on a new framework for leaders and entrepreneurs who want to thrive in this world of autonomous consumers. Stay tuned.

The next wave of strategy will not be about controlling consumers, but about serving them on the rails they choose. Entrepreneurs who understand this will build the future.

Debanking. Deplatforming. Surveillance. Each one pushes consumers away from sovereign-dependent systems and toward autonomy-first systems that cannot be uninvented. The lesson for business: adapt or be bypassed.

Consumers are no longer shaped by systems. They are shaping the systems themselves. With new rails for money, expression, and connection, individuals are now in a better position to decide what is best for themselves.

For centuries, businesses operated on rails built by states and corporations. Money, communication, and association all depended on someone else’s permission. That code is breaking down.

I'm getting on Nostr than I ever got on X, FB and even LinkedIn. No algo means followers are getting the notes unfiltered. I get actual replies and discussions.

A “network state” is just a digital-first community with shared capital and maybe some land. But it’s not sovereign. It still relies on existing states for law, protection, and recognition. In my framework, that makes it a sovereign-dependent order — closer to a corporation or NGO than a state. Even if it uses parasovereign tools like Bitcoin or Nostr, it can’t stand alone. True sovereignty comes only from the ability to defend yourself and survive. Without that, independence and recognition are temporary favors from others, not guarantees. #networkstate #sovereignty #parasivereignty #defense

I am working on a book that will clarify a simple conviction: sovereignty and parasovereignty are not rivals, but complementary guarantees of human action. Sovereignty is the insurance policy for collective survival and prosperity. Parasovereign protocols — Bitcoin, Nostr, Tor — are the insurance policies for individual freedom. Both are indispensable, but they do not operate on the same plane. The task now is to serve those who recognize this. To build systems, products, and services that help individuals and organizations leverage parasovereign protocols for their own freedom and flourishing. That, after all, is what the capitalist system exists to do: to meet real human needs with ingenuity, discipline, and courage. My intent is to explore and equip leaders for this frontier. Not to predict the future, but to help shape it — by aligning strategy with the enduring truth that freedom and survival require both sovereignty and parasovereignty, each in its place. #parasovereignty

Sovereignty and parasovereignty are not rivals. Sovereignty is the insurance policy for collective survival and prosperity. Parasovereign protocols — Bitcoin, Nostr, Tor — are the insurance policies for individual freedom. Both are indispensable. Both must be served. The work ahead is to build systems that help people leverage parasovereignty for freedom and flourishing. That is what capitalism is for.