Last month, investor Balaji Srinivasan revealed the Network School, a three-month knowing retreat marketed to individuals thinking about “network countries,” a type of paradise for the anarchocapitalist set. The inaugural class is 150 individuals. It begins today.
Information about the school have actually been shrouded in secrecy, even for the candidates. Hopeful Network School individuals put down deposits of as much as $2,000 without even understanding the Network School's place. Srinivasan has actually still not divulged it openly, although social networks posts and WIRED reporting show that it's Forest City, Malaysia.
The Network School is among the most enthusiastic jobs yet for individuals thinking about producing what Srinivasan calls a “decentralized nation.” The objective is for individuals disappointed with their own society to unite and produce a motion generating “parallel” societies, unique financial zones that have alternative education systems, media organizations, and currency– in addition to wealth-friendly tax laws. An essential action is having physical area, and the Network School clears that bar. On Sunday, Srinivasan stated he is working to “develop out the realty” with the objective of “scaling the school.”
While Srinivasan has still not openly divulged the Network School's place, he's been more clear about its worths, to which he states trainees ought to adhere. According to his Substack post presenting the Network School, these requirements consist of an adoration of “Western worths,” seeing Bitcoin as the follower to the United States Federal Reserve, and relying on AI over human courts and judges.
“It is for those who think in innovation, consistency, internationalism, and commercialism,” Srinivasan's Substack post checks out. “It's for those who desire Silicon Valley without San Francisco.”
Srinivasan included that the school is open to artists, professional athletes, and technologists from any nation.
On the application for the school, individuals are asked to rank a series of things in various classifications on a scale from unfavorable 10 (not beneficial) to favorable 10 (beneficial). The subjects consist of “procedures” such as Solana and Bitcoin maximalism, “politics” such as Karl Marx and Jordan Peterson, “innovation” such as AI accelerationism and military tech, “locations” such as Dubai and Israel, “culture” such as tattoos and standard masculinity and womanhood, “policies” such as Drag Queen Story Hour and carbon credits, and “development” such as synthetic basic intelligence and area expedition.
On X and Reddit, a number of individuals stated they were accepted to the Network School and needed to spend for the very first month's lease upfront within 2 service days of being accepted or run the risk of losing their location. The time crunch, and not understanding where precisely they would be remaining, triggered tension for some individuals.
One tech employee who was accepted to the Network School informs WIRED that he's really on board with the school's facility, however that sending out cash without understanding essential information was a bridge too far.
“I talked about it with some good friends, and they resembled, ‘Wow, that sounds so dodgy'– and after that I resembled, ‘Yeah,
