# Parallel Society

This is roughly equivalent to a startup society, but can be much larger in scale. It’s an umbrella term for a network union, network archipelago, or network state. It emphasizes that you have a possibly huge society running in parallel to legacy society, with at least one big piece that is wildly different from the existing world.

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[Network Union](/wiki-network-state/dictionary/network-union.md)
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[Startup Society](/wiki-network-state/what-is-a-network-state/network-state/startup-society.md)
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[Archipelago](/wiki-network-state/dictionary/archipelago.md)
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[Network State](/wiki-network-state/what-is-a-network-state/network-state.md)
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