As things progress, jurisdictions will have to compete to retain intellectual capital. Currently there are but few competitors. Some States are actively advertising (El Salvador), others are moving towards more favorable tax treatment (Portugal).
But this is already significantly more competition than only a few years ago. The trend is towards more freedom in more places.
We’re witnessing the Sovereign Individual thesis unfold in real time.
I agree with the overall perspective as well as your point about jurisdictional competition/arbitrage.
But in addition to social credit scores/digital IDs/CBDCs are also threats to freedom of movement. War of fossil fuels + easily hackable EVs + 15 min cities w/ geofencing are akso very real attack vectors.
I don't mention this to be a doomer, but because it is important to consider that *leaving* may not always be possible in the physical sense but might in the *opt-out* sense. More reason to be actively involved in local communities and fostering localized parallel economies.
