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On The Rise of the Blockchain Sovereign

From Organization Man to Snow Crash to the Sovereign Individual

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Richard L. Johnson
Aug 17, 2025
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“The Organization Man is dead. The Blockchain Sovereign stands in his place.”

Prophecy: Snow Crash (1992)

Neal Stephenson wrote satire. History read it as scripture.

In Snow Crash, the United States is no longer a state but a stage: a hollow carcass draped in flags while sovereignty migrates to corporations, mafias, and micro-polities. Franchises rule wher…

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