It's happening already, although very subtle. For example some see Facebook as a digital nation. This is an interesting article from 2011 making this observatio

It's happening already, although very subtle. For example some see Facebook as a digital nation. This is an interesting article from 2011 making this observation http://www.salon.com/2011/12/31/the_rise_of_facebook_nation/ http://www.salon.com/2011/12/31/the_rise_of_facebook_nation/ Perhaps 20th century western nation-states won't get totally abolished soon, but they'll see a lot more competition from virtual states in the near future!