@josefje

I have to admit I had a bunch of misconceptions about Kazakhstan. When @ns announced its move to Astana, my first reaction was: why move a community of mostly digital nomads to what I imagined was a conservative and cold country in Central Asia? Turns out I had some homework to do, so I had to go and see for myself! Here is why it makes sense: Kazakhs have a nomadic heritage that reaches into recent family history - think 2–3 generations of settlers after centuries of nomadic tribes. The name “Kazakh” itself apparently has associations with an independent, wandering life (thank you, @vrn.eth). When you think about mobile people building strong communities on the go, the connection to network states starts to feel less surprising. 1/3

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