Why is Elon trying so hard to dismantle the administrative state? This may be an answer you haven't heard yet. This week, Emile and Kate host journalist Gil Duran (New Republic, The Nerd Reich) for a discussion about Network States, aka libertarian post democracy colonies that have become a popular idea among tech billionaires. From seasteading to the California Forever tech utopia, from Mars to maybe... the entire US, these guys have their sites set on a feudal structure that makes an Ayn Rand novel look quaint. If you enjoy the episode, please subscribe on the new feed: Listen to Dystopia Now with Kate Willett & Émile P. Torres: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3vGEjsDnWtfcgGo4YWBc73 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dystopia-now/id1356105850 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6P6ekhshLnQAaA7JffTN4-Xkl5NPJAwa Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/dystopia-now/5677277 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1794217765/dystopia-now Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/itunes/1794217765 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id5677277 Player FM: https://player.fm/podcasts/Dystopia RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/dystopia-now-WD2xkM RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566555/rss