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# 1-Network

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* ***`0-network`***: an aspirational social network startup with no users
* ***`1-network`***: a coherent community
* ***`N-network`***: a massive global network of networks
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A *1-network* is the basis for a network state, something like a focused subreddit, a moderated Facebook group, a PHP BB forum, a large Telegram channel, or the following of a single Twitter influencer. Of course, not all subreddits would be 1-networks, but `r/keto` with its intense dietary culture is much closer than a global forum like `r/worldnews`. A 1-network typically has some basic form of moderation (a moderator can ban you, an influencer can block you), some community norms, and mechanisms for enforcement. It doesn’t have *all* the criteria of a nation — the shared language, customs, history, and culture — but it’s like a proto-nation.

The following of a single large YouTube or Twitter influencer is probably the best kind of 1-network out there, in the sense of a proto-nation for a network state, because it has shared context and history, as well as pointers towards a leader who can act as a dispute resolver.