if I had to guess, it's going to be someone outside of the US. someone who before @base.base.eth never would have been able to. 

based on what I'm seeing right now, I think there's a damn good chance they are from nigeria or india. 

what other countries are leading the way?

The underlying phenomenon here is that the Internet is becoming the global commons.

Even as countries go nationalist and socialist, the Internet represents global capitalism and global democracy.  Because anyone can trade with anyone, and anyone can upvote anyone.

Increasing the size of this common market is the rational thing to do from a capitalist standpoint and the ethical thing to do from a democratic standpoint.

All nodes are equal, on the Internet. They can now choose their own monetary policy, contract law, identity, and dispute resolution. And they are treated equally under rule-of-code.

That’s what a peer-to-peer network means.

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‘Freedom of speech’ gone universal? Depends upon what exactly do the land lords have to say. More importantly what do they literally have done, and not have done, about it. And their chosen perspectives of value is important, as typically enhancement and preservation of land and inhabitants is involved.