It's the difference between storage of data and consensus. You could have a centralized DB that believes X is true. You could have a distributed DB that believ

It's the difference between storage of data and consensus. You could have a centralized DB that believes X is true. You could have a distributed DB that believes X is true - or even that reflects that a bunch of people involved in the network believes that X is true. But what if X isn't true according to the consensus of the local societies you live in? Then it simply doesn't matter what sort of DB you use. In this "network states" discussion there seems to be a simple problem here: a network that crosses political boundaries can't solve certain things. So ok, it "crowdfunds territory around the world and eventually gains diplomatic recognition from pre-existing states" But... is that actually even realistic at all, or is it all fantasy? And even if you get there, your problem of border defense is INCREDIBLY difficult in your geo-distributed state. Traditional states appear to have some massive advantages in cases of any conflict.