Very nice read. One aspect I find fascinating is how international political movements might be effected. One reason nations are defined by borders geographically is that coordination used to be constrained by distance. But that is less and less the case, for example, New Zealand’s anit-lockdown protests were described as “imported” from Canada (“inspired” would probably be more accurate). I think nations will stay geographical, but perhaps something in their character will change. Policies need not just catch “the national mood” but perhaps the international one. For myself, a week after Joe Biden’s election victory Boris Johnson looked like a political dinosaur from a previous insane age. A week before he had looked like a symptom of the times.
Very nice read. One aspect I find fascinating is how international political movements might be effected. One reason nations are defined by borders geographically is that coordination used to be constrained by distance. But that is less and less the case, for example, New Zealand’s anit-lockdown protests were described as “imported” from Canada (“inspired” would probably be more accurate). I think nations will stay geographical, but perhaps something in their character will change. Policies need not just catch “the national mood” but perhaps the international one. For myself, a week after Joe Biden’s election victory Boris Johnson looked like a political dinosaur from a previous insane age. A week before he had looked like a symptom of the times.
I think language barrier is substantial for now and New Zealand and Canada sharing English language is an exception.