(quick basic background typed mobile while still trying to get started on day)

balaji shillranivan is the primary thonkfuck espousing the view of “the network state”, which is a stance that’s largely a nerdsnipe made up of “eww all this human society shit is messy and hard. fuck it all let’s ~~go shopping~~ rebuild society only on code. code is law!”

it doesn’t actually say the first bit, of course. as with all good obscurantist shit that’s the hidden foundation layer, but it’s what it taps into