As I explained in the original post, this is purely a theoretical exercise designed to participate in governmental discussions.
You are right! There are examples in the history of free private cities. So the question is, why don’t we have them anymore, and do we have the incentives and the tools to have them again? We might not yet be there, but I remain optimistic that free cities will become the norm within some generations. It is the natural “state” of things :)
The power configuration of a large collective - be it a nation state , a corporation or social network - is a super complex model.. we don't have tools to even take a stab at it .. for example - it includes geographic location , weather , food , religious beliefs, education , resources under and above the ground , agro outputs .. I mean , we can't even know for sure the exact rate of inflation :-) determining the power system is way too far fetched.. # humility is the best startegy :-) .. it is as if the large collectives have their own consciousness.. way to complex for us mere mortals !
Few things we can learn from history though - a stable structure must evolve natively over many decades and sometimes centuries of back and forth .. and any attempt to suggest a better model from outside is always a disaster .. Spreading Monarchy ( as Brits did in India when they entered ) is as bad an idea as promoting democracy ( as they did when the left )
